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
9
Scrabble
10
Words With Friends
8
Letters
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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