Is RESIDUES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, RESIDUES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does RESIDUES mean?
Residues is a form of RESIDUE.
- 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
- Scrabble
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 10
- Letters
- 8
R (1) + E (1) + S (1) + I (1) + D (2) + U (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 9 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 RESIDUES
RESIDUES 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 RESIDUES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from RESIDUES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- diureses9
- reissued9
- desires8
- diseurs8
- diseuse8
- resides8
- residue8
- sudsier8
- ureides8
- reissue7
- seisure7
- desire7
- dieses7
- diseur7
- disuse7
- druses7
- duress7
- eiders7
- issued7
- reside7
- resids7
- reused7
- seders7
- seised7
- sudser7
- suedes7
- ureide7
- ursids7
- issuer6
- reuses6
- seiser6
- series6
- sieurs6
- sirees6
- deers6
- desis6
- drees6
- dress6
- dries6
- druse6
- dures6
- eider6
- redes6
- reeds6
- resid6
- rides6
- seder6
- seeds6
- sered6
- sides6
- sired6
- suede6
- surds6
- sused6
- ursid6
- erses5
- issue5
- reses5
- reuse5
- rises5
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