Yes, recess is a Scrabble word!

Verb

1. Put into a recess

2. Make a recess in

3. Close at the end of a session

Noun

1. A state of abeyance or suspended business

2. A small concavity

3. An arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)

4. An enclosure that is set back or indented

5. A pause from doing something (as work)