Is NONRESIDENTIAL a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NONRESIDENTIAL is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NONRESIDENTIAL mean?
- adjective
not residential
“the commercial or nonresidential areas of a town”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
14
Letters
N (1) + O (1) + N (1) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) + I (1) + D (2) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + I (1) + A (1) + L (1) = 15 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for NONRESIDENTIAL
NONRESIDENTIAL has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from NONRESIDENTIAL
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- delineations13
- internalised13
- orientalised13
- delineation12
- delineators12
- disrelation12
- interisland12
- nonresident12
- residential12
- tenderloins12
- insertional11
- intensional11
- internalise11
- orientalise11
- delineator11
- editorials11
- idolatries11
- indentions11
- inordinate11
- interlends11
- interlined11
- internodal11
- internodes11
- linearised11
- nodalities11
- reanointed11
- reeditions11
- renditions11
- siderolite11
- strandline11
- tailenders11
- tenderloin11
- interlines10
- interloans10
- lineations10
- neorealist10
- nonentries10
- triennials10
- adenosine10
- antinodes10
- datelines10
- deioniser10
- delations10
- deletions10
- denialist10
- dentalise10
- dentaries10
- derations10
- desertion10
- desolater10
- detailers10
- detainers10
- dietaries10
- dilations10
- disentail10
- disorient10
- dolerites10
- editorial10
- elaterids10
- eledoisin10
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