RESPLENDENCE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. RESPLENDENCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RESPLENDENCE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RESPLENDENCE is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RESPLENDENCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
resplendencesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RESPLENDENCE scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in RESPLENDENCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 4 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RESPLENDENCE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about RESPLENDENCE
- The letter E appears four times in RESPLENDENCE.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does RESPLENDENCE mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
Dazzling brightness and splendour of appearance.
Resplendence is used for a shining, richly coloured magnificence, as in a palace hall or a sunset. It is a literary word and leans toward admiration.
How RESPLENDENCE is used
Used in descriptive and literary writing about grand or glittering sights.
- The resplendence of the ballroom left the guests speechless.
- Gold leaf added resplendence to the ceiling.
- She arrived in all her resplendence.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RESPLENDENCE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RESPLENDENCE
1 longer words begin with RESPLENDENCE.
Shorter words from the letters in RESPLENDENCE
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Common questions about RESPLENDENCE
- Is RESPLENDENCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RESPLENDENCE, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RESPLENDENCE worth?
- RESPLENDENCE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RESPLENDENCE mean?
- Dazzling brightness and splendour of appearance.
- What letters can be added to RESPLENDENCE?
- RESPLENDENCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of RESPLENDENCE:
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