RESIST is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. RESIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RESIST?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RESIST is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RESIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
resistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RESIST scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in RESIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 51,100.
What stands out about RESIST
- The same 6 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 RESIST mean in Scrabble?
verb
To act against something in order to oppose, withstand, or stop it, or to refuse to give in to a temptation or force.
Resist covers both physical opposition, such as an army resisting an invasion or a material resisting heat and pressure, and the everyday sense of holding out against a temptation, as when someone resists a second slice of cake. The word implies an active effort against a pressure that would otherwise succeed, which is why doctors also speak of the body resisting infection and engineers of a coating that resists corrosion. As a noun, a resist is a substance painted or printed onto fabric or metal to stop dye or acid from reaching the protected area, a specialised sense used in textile printing and etching. The core idea in every use is the same: something pushes, and resist describes the pushing back.
How RESIST is used
Extremely common word used in everyday speech, politics, medicine, and technical writing about materials.
- She could not resist the smell of fresh bread from the bakery.
- The old fortress was built to resist a long siege.
- A healthy immune system helps the body resist common infections.
- The coating is designed to resist scratches and corrosion.
- Workers organised to resist the sudden change in their contracts.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RESIST and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RESIST
The 6 tiles of RESIST in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with RESIST
Showing 24 of 28 words that begin with RESIST.
Shorter words from the letters in RESIST
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Common questions about RESIST
- Is RESIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RESIST, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RESIST worth?
- RESIST is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RESIST mean?
- To act against something in order to oppose, withstand, or stop it, or to refuse to give in to a temptation or force.
- What letters can be added to RESIST?
- RESIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of RESIST:
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