RESIDUOUS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. RESIDUOUS 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 10 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept RESIDUOUS?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RESIDUOUS is to know. It scores 10 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RESIDUOUS
No single letter turns RESIDUOUS into another word.
How RESIDUOUS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in RESIDUOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RESIDUOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about RESIDUOUS
- RESIDUOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in RESIDUOUS
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Common questions about RESIDUOUS
- Is RESIDUOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and RESIDUOUS is not in it.
- How many points is RESIDUOUS worth?
- RESIDUOUS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to RESIDUOUS?
- No single letter can be added to RESIDUOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of RESIDUOUS:
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