RESIDUE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. RESIDUE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RESIDUE?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RESIDUE is to know. It scores 8 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RESIDUE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
residuesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RESIDUE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in RESIDUE, 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 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 70,179.
What does RESIDUE mean in Scrabble?
noun
The small amount of something that remains after the main part has gone or been removed.
Burning leaves ash as residue, and evaporated water leaves behind mineral crust. In law the residue of an estate is whatever is left after debts and gifts have been paid.
How RESIDUE is used
Common in science, cooking and law whenever some residue is left behind.
- A sticky residue stayed on the pan after boiling the sugar.
- The residue of the estate went to his niece.
- Tests found no pesticide residue on the fruit.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RESIDUE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RESIDUE
The 7 tiles of RESIDUE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with RESIDUE
1 longer words begin with RESIDUE.
Shorter words from the letters in RESIDUE
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Common questions about RESIDUE
- Is RESIDUE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RESIDUE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RESIDUE worth?
- RESIDUE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RESIDUE mean?
- The small amount of something that remains after the main part has gone or been removed.
- What letters can be added to RESIDUE?
- RESIDUE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of RESIDUE:
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