Is NONRESIDENTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NONRESIDENTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NONRESIDENTS mean?
Nonresidents is a form of NONRESIDENT.
- adjective
not living in a particular place or owned by permanent residents
“nonresident students who commute to classes”
- noun
someone who does not live in a particular place
“described by an admiring nonresident as a green and pleasant land”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
12
Letters
N (1) + O (1) + N (1) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) + I (1) + D (2) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 13 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 NONRESIDENTS
NONRESIDENTS 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 NONRESIDENTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- nonresident12
- desertions11
- internodes11
- tendinoses11
- trendiness11
- nonentries10
- tensioners10
- desertion10
- dissenter10
- indenters10
- indentors10
- indorsees10
- intenders10
- internode10
- nerdiness10
- nondesert10
- notedness10
- residents10
- tensioned10
- tiredness10
- inertness9
- innerness9
- serotines9
- tensioner9
- dentines9
- desinent9
- destines9
- diesters9
- direness9
- doneness9
- dosseret9
- editress9
- endnotes9
- endorses9
- indenter9
- indentor9
- indorsee9
- indorses9
- inserted9
- intender9
- interned9
- nerdiest9
- oersteds9
- oriented9
- resident9
- resisted9
- sintered9
- sistered9
- sonneted9
- sordines9
- stenosed9
- steroids9
- trendies9
- enterons8
- essonite8
- estrones8
- intenser8
- internes8
- intoners8
- ironness8
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