NONRESIDENCE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. NONRESIDENCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NONRESIDENCE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NONRESIDENCE is to know. It scores 15 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NONRESIDENCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
nonresidencesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NONRESIDENCE scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in NONRESIDENCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 3 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NONRESIDENCE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NONRESIDENCE mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
The condition of not living in the place where one holds a post, property or official duty.
Nonresidence matters in law and church history, where an officeholder was expected to live in his district but did not. Today it also affects tax and voting rights for people who own property in a place they do not live.
How NONRESIDENCE is used
A formal legal and historical term, rarely heard in everyday speech.
- His nonresidence cost him the right to vote in the town.
- The bishop was criticised for years of nonresidence in his diocese.
- Tax rules differ depending on proof of nonresidence.
- The landlord's nonresidence made repairs slow.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NONRESIDENCE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NONRESIDENCE
1 longer words begin with NONRESIDENCE.
Shorter words from the letters in NONRESIDENCE
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Common questions about NONRESIDENCE
- Is NONRESIDENCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NONRESIDENCE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NONRESIDENCE worth?
- NONRESIDENCE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NONRESIDENCE mean?
- The condition of not living in the place where one holds a post, property or official duty.
- What letters can be added to NONRESIDENCE?
- NONRESIDENCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of NONRESIDENCE:
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