Is RESECTING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, RESECTING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does RESECTING mean?
Resecting is a form of RESECT.
- verb
surgically remove a part of a structure or an organ
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
9
Letters
R (1) + E (1) + S (1) + E (1) + C (3) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 12 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 RESECTING
RESECTING 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.
Anagrams of RESECTING
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from RESECTING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- gentrices12
- secreting12
- cresting11
- cringest11
- erecting11
- generics11
- genetics11
- gentrice11
- enterics10
- enticers10
- secretin10
- cringes10
- generic10
- genetic10
- gentries9
- integers9
- reesting9
- steering9
- centers9
- centres9
- ceresin9
- cerites9
- cistern9
- cretins9
- enteric9
- enticer9
- entices9
- recites9
- sincere9
- tenrecs9
- tierces9
- cering9
- cringe9
- gestic9
- gerents8
- greisen8
- integer8
- regents8
- resting8
- stinger8
- treeing8
- censer8
- center8
- centre8
- cerise8
- cerite8
- certes8
- citers8
- cretin8
- entice8
- erects8
- incest8
- insect8
- nicest8
- nieces8
- recent8
- recite8
- recits8
- resect8
- screen8
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