RESONANCE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. RESONANCE 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 RESONANCE?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RESONANCE is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RESONANCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
resonancesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RESONANCE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in RESONANCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RESONANCE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RESONANCE mean in Scrabble?
noun
The deep, full, lasting quality of a sound, or the emotional power a thing has for a person.
Musicians talk about the resonance of a cello body that amplifies a note, and engineers worry about resonance that shakes a bridge. Writers borrow it for ideas that echo in a reader's memory long after the page is closed.
How RESONANCE is used
Used for sound and vibration in science, and figuratively for emotional impact.
- The hall has a warm resonance that flatters a choir.
- Her story had a deep resonance for older readers.
- Engineers checked the bridge for dangerous resonance.
- The bell's resonance lingered long after the last stroke.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RESONANCE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RESONANCE
1 longer words begin with RESONANCE.
Shorter words from the letters in RESONANCE
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Common questions about RESONANCE
- Is RESONANCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RESONANCE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RESONANCE worth?
- RESONANCE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RESONANCE mean?
- The deep, full, lasting quality of a sound, or the emotional power a thing has for a person.
- What letters can be added to RESONANCE?
- RESONANCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of RESONANCE:
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