RESIDENTIARY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. RESIDENTIARY is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 16 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept RESIDENTIARY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RESIDENTIARY is to know. It scores 16 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RESIDENTIARY
No single letter turns RESIDENTIARY into another word.
How RESIDENTIARY scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in RESIDENTIARY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RESIDENTIARY has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in RESIDENTIARY
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Common questions about RESIDENTIARY
- Is RESIDENTIARY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RESIDENTIARY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RESIDENTIARY worth?
- RESIDENTIARY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to RESIDENTIARY?
- No single letter can be added to RESIDENTIARY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of RESIDENTIARY:
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