recoil

recoil is a valid 6-letter word worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends.

Meaning

What does recoil mean?

  • A valid word accepted in tournament Scrabble and Words With Friends play.

  • noun

    a movement back from an impact

  • verb

    spring back; spring away from an impact

  • verb

    spring back, as from a forceful thrust

  • verb

    draw back, as with fear or pain

  • verb

    come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect

  • noun

    the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired

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