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Is RESIDENCES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, RESIDENCES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does RESIDENCES mean?

Residences is a form of RESIDENCE.

  1. noun

    any address at which you dwell more than temporarily

    “a person can have several residences”

  2. noun

    the official house or establishment of an important person (as a sovereign or president)

    “he refused to live in the governor's residence”

  3. noun

    the act of dwelling in a place

  4. noun

    a large and imposing house

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

13

Scrabble

15

Words With Friends

10

Letters

R (1) + E (1) + S (1) + I (1) + D (2) + E (1) + N (1) + C (3) + E (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 RESIDENCES

RESIDENCES 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 RESIDENCES

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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