Is RESIDENCIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, RESIDENCIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does RESIDENCIES mean?
Residencies is a form of RESIDENCY.
- noun
the act of dwelling in a place
- noun
the position of physician who is receiving special training in a hospital (usually after completing an internship)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
11
Letters
R (1) + E (1) + S (1) + I (1) + D (2) + E (1) + N (1) + C (3) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 14 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 RESIDENCIES
Single letters that turn RESIDENCIES into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks1
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from RESIDENCIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- residences13
- residence12
- sceneries11
- cideries11
- descries11
- discerns11
- recessed11
- rescinds11
- screened11
- seceders11
- secerned11
- senesced11
- reediness10
- ceresins10
- eirenics10
- sericins10
- cinders10
- decerns10
- decrees10
- decries10
- deicers10
- dineric10
- discern10
- incised10
- indices10
- recedes10
- rescind10
- screeds10
- seceder10
- secedes10
- diereses9
- dieresis9
- direness9
- insiders9
- nereides9
- redenies9
- censers9
- ceresin9
- cerises9
- creeses9
- eirenic9
- essence9
- iciness9
- incises9
- irenics9
- screens9
- secerns9
- senesce9
- sericin9
- sincere9
- ceders9
- censed9
- cessed9
- ciders9
- cinder9
- creeds9
- decern9
- decree9
- deicer9
- deices9
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