Recover
/ɹɪˈkʌvə/
noun
verb
- To get back, to regain (a physical thing; in astronomy and navigation, sight of a thing or a signal).
"After days of inquiries, he finally recovered his lost wallet."
- To salvage, to extricate, to rescue (a thing or person)
"They recovered three of the explorers very much alive, then another, wracked with severe hypothermia, who was taken to hospital."
- To replenish to, resume (a good state of mind or body).
"At the top of the hill I asked to stop for a few minutes to recover my strength."
- To obtain a positive judgement; to win in a lawsuit.
"The plaintiff recovered in his suit, being awarded declaratory relief and a clearing of his name."
- To gain as compensation or reparation, usually by formal legal process
"to recover damages in trespass; to recover debt and costs in a legal action or that is owing"
Total: 12 Scrabble points
Word Validity & Sources
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Recover"
Recover is a 7-letter word that scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "recover" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.
Using "Recover" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "recover" is a medium-scoring word.