RESUME is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. RESUME is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RESUME?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RESUME is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RESUME
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RESUME scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in RESUME, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 94,070.
What does RESUME mean in Scrabble?
verb
To begin again or carry on after a pause or interruption.
Talks, journeys, work and speeches can all resume once whatever stopped them has passed. A person may also resume a seat, a duty or a habit, meaning take it up again. In writing the word is easily confused with the noun résumé, the short summary of a career, but the verb is pronounced differently and has no accents.
How RESUME is used
Neutral and slightly formal; common in news about talks, services and play restarting.
- Trains will resume as soon as the line is cleared.
- Play will resume after the rain stops.
- He paused for a drink and then began to resume his speech.
- Negotiators hope to resume talks next week.
- She will resume her duties on Monday.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RESUME and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RESUME
The 6 tiles of RESUME in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with RESUME
4 longer words begin with RESUME.
Shorter words from the letters in RESUME
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Common questions about RESUME
- Is RESUME valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RESUME, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RESUME worth?
- RESUME is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RESUME mean?
- To begin again or carry on after a pause or interruption.
- What letters can be added to RESUME?
- RESUME takes 4 hooks: 1 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of RESUME:
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