diff --git a/core/words/words-docs.factor b/core/words/words-docs.factor
index 7a5ccfe37a..c3d1018b46 100644
--- a/core/words/words-docs.factor
+++ b/core/words/words-docs.factor
@@ -99,7 +99,8 @@ $nl
       {
           { $snippet "\"inline\"" } ", "
           { $snippet "\"foldable\"" } ", "
-          { $snippet "flushable" }
+          { $snippet "\"flushable\""  } ", "
+          { $snippet "\"recursive\""  }
       }
       { $link "declarations" }
   }