There are 36 words hidden in the letters of RECENT, from 5 two-letter words up to CENTER (6 letters). For points, CENTER is best at 8.
RECENT is an anagram of CENTER, CENTRE and TENREC, using all 6 letters. RECENT has 6 letters: 2 vowels and 4 consonants, worth 8 points before any board bonuses.
Anagrams of RECENT 3
6-letter words 4
5-letter words 6
enter5erect7rente5terce7terne5treen5
4-letter words 10
cent6cere6cete6cree6erne4rent4rete4teen4tern4tree4
3-letter words 11
cee5ere3ern3ert3nee3net3rec5ree3ret3tee3ten3
2-letter words 5
en2er2et2ne2re2
Words are from our open word list and include some game-only words. Rude words are left out of this page; the unscrambler shows every valid word, lets you add blank tiles and filter by length.