RESIDENT is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. RESIDENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RESIDENT?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RESIDENT is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RESIDENT
Front hooks — 1
presidentBack hooks — 1
residentsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RESIDENT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in RESIDENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RESIDENT has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about RESIDENT
- The same 8 tiles also spell 4 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does RESIDENT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who lives in a particular place permanently or for a long time.
Residents of a town are the people who actually live there, unlike visitors. In a hospital a resident is a doctor in specialist training, and in nature a resident bird is one that does not migrate. The word can also work as an adjective, as in a resident artist.
How RESIDENT is used
Used for inhabitants, hospital trainees and non-migrating animals.
- Every resident received a letter from the council.
- The new resident introduced herself to the neighbours.
- A medical resident works long night shifts.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RESIDENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RESIDENT
The 8 tiles of RESIDENT in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with RESIDENT
9 longer words begin with RESIDENT.
Shorter words from the letters in RESIDENT
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Common questions about RESIDENT
- Is RESIDENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RESIDENT, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RESIDENT worth?
- RESIDENT is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RESIDENT mean?
- A person who lives in a particular place permanently or for a long time.
- What letters can be added to RESIDENT?
- RESIDENT takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of RESIDENT:
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