Is RESIDUE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, RESIDUE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 8 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does RESIDUE mean?
- noun
matter that remains after something has been removed
- noun
something left after other parts have been taken away
“there was no remainder”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
8
Scrabble
9
Words With Friends
7
Letters
R (1) + E (1) + S (1) + I (1) + D (2) + U (1) + E (1) = 8 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 RESIDUE
Single letters that turn RESIDUE into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Anagrams of RESIDUE
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from RESIDUE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ureides8
- desire7
- diseur7
- eiders7
- reside7
- reused7
- ureide7
- deers6
- drees6
- dries6
- druse6
- dures6
- eider6
- redes6
- reeds6
- resid6
- rides6
- seder6
- sered6
- sired6
- suede6
- ursid6
- reuse5
- sieur5
- siree5
- deer5
- dees5
- dere5
- desi5
- dies5
- dire5
- dree5
- dues5
- dure5
- eide5
- ides5
- ired5
- rede5
- reds5
- reed5
- ride5
- rids5
- rude5
- rued5
- seed5
- side5
- sued5
- surd5
- urds5
- used5
- ires4
- rees4
- reis4
- rise4
- rues4
- ruse4
- seer4
- sere4
- sire4
- suer4
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