Is “Recover” a Scrabble word?

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Yes
RECOVER
Valid in at least one Scrabble dictionary

Valid in these dictionaries

SOWPODS / CSW
Scrabble UK & International
Valid
TWL / NWL
Scrabble North America
Valid
Large English Dictionary
General English word list
Unavailable

Meaning of Recover

/ɹɪˈkʌvə/

noun
  1. 1.Recovery.

  2. 2.A position of holding a firearm during exercises, whereby the lock is at shoulder height and the sling facing out.

  3. 3.The forward movement in rowing, after one stroke to take another (recovery)

verb
  1. 1.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.

  2. 2.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.

  3. 3.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.