RESIDUUM is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. RESIDUUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RESIDUUM?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RESIDUUM is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RESIDUUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
residuumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RESIDUUM scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in RESIDUUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RESIDUUM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RESIDUUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
That which remains after a process of separation, removal or deduction has been carried out.
In chemistry the residuum is what is left in the vessel after boiling or filtering. Lawyers use it for what remains of an estate once debts and gifts are settled, and social writers once used it for the poorest and most excluded part of a society.
How RESIDUUM is used
The word residuum is formal, and residue is the plainer choice in most writing.
- A dark residuum stayed at the bottom of the flask.
- The residuum of the estate went to her nephew.
- Reformers spoke of a residuum without work or hope.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RESIDUUM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RESIDUUM
1 longer words begin with RESIDUUM.
Shorter words from the letters in RESIDUUM
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Common questions about RESIDUUM
- Is RESIDUUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RESIDUUM, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RESIDUUM worth?
- RESIDUUM is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RESIDUUM mean?
- That which remains after a process of separation, removal or deduction has been carried out.
- What letters can be added to RESIDUUM?
- RESIDUUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of RESIDUUM:
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