recapture
VERBNOUN
/ri'kæpʧər/
9 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH R
recapture is a valid 9-letter word worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
R1E1C3A1P3T1U1R1E1
1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =13 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 26TRIPLE WORD → 39
MEANING
What does recapture mean?
VERB · 4 SENSES
1
Capture again.
“recapture the escaped prisoner”
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BROADER
2
Take back by force, as after a battle.
“The military forces managed to recapture the fort”
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3
Experience anew.
“She could not recapture that feeling of happiness”
BROADER
4
Take up anew.
“The author recaptures an old idea here”
BROADER
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
The act of taking something back.
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BROADER
2
A legal seizure by the government of profits beyond a fixed amount.
BROADER