Is RESILIENT a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, RESILIENT is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does RESILIENT mean?
- adjective
recovering readily from adversity, depression, or the like
- adjective
elastic; rebounds readily
“clean bouncy hair”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
9
Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
9
Letters
R (1) + E (1) + S (1) + I (1) + L (1) + I (1) + E (1) + N (1) + T (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 RESILIENT
RESILIENT 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 RESILIENT
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from RESILIENT
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- tinselier9
- enlister8
- lenities8
- listener8
- niteries8
- nitriles8
- reenlist8
- relisten8
- silenter8
- entires7
- entries7
- inliers7
- leister7
- lenites7
- liernes7
- liniest7
- linters7
- lintier7
- lisente7
- nestler7
- niterie7
- nitrile7
- nitrils7
- relents7
- relines7
- resilin7
- retiles7
- retines7
- setline7
- sienite7
- siltier7
- sterile7
- tensile7
- trienes7
- elints6
- elites6
- enisle6
- enlist6
- ensile6
- enters6
- entire6
- estrin6
- inerts6
- inlets6
- inlier6
- insert6
- instil6
- intels6
- inters6
- lenite6
- lierne6
- liners6
- linier6
- linter6
- listee6
- listen6
- lister6
- liters6
- litres6
- nereis6
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