RESURGENCE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. RESURGENCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RESURGENCE?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RESURGENCE is to know. It scores 13 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RESURGENCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
resurgencesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RESURGENCE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in RESURGENCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RESURGENCE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RESURGENCE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A new rise in activity, popularity or strength after a quiet or declining period.
A resurgence brings something back into view, such as an old fashion, an illness or a political movement. It implies the thing had faded rather than vanished. News writers like the word for comebacks.
How RESURGENCE is used
Resurgence is common in news about trends, sports, economies and diseases.
- Vinyl records are enjoying a resurgence.
- The town saw a resurgence of tourism last summer.
- Doctors warned of a resurgence of the virus.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RESURGENCE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RESURGENCE
1 longer words begin with RESURGENCE.
Shorter words from the letters in RESURGENCE
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Common questions about RESURGENCE
- Is RESURGENCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RESURGENCE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RESURGENCE worth?
- RESURGENCE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RESURGENCE mean?
- A new rise in activity, popularity or strength after a quiet or declining period.
- What letters can be added to RESURGENCE?
- RESURGENCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of RESURGENCE:
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