Is RESISTING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, RESISTING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does RESISTING mean?
Resisting is a form of RESIST.
- verb
elude, especially in a baffling way
“This behavior defies explanation”
- verb
stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
- verb
express opposition through action or words
“dissent to the laws of the country”
- verb
withstand the force of something
“The trees resisted her”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
9
Letters
R (1) + E (1) + S (1) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 10 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 RESISTING
RESISTING 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 RESISTING
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from RESISTING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- sistering10
- igniters9
- resiting9
- stingers9
- stingier9
- tressing9
- trigness9
- insister8
- sinister8
- igniter8
- ignites8
- ingests8
- ingress8
- resigns8
- resting8
- risings8
- seising8
- signers8
- signets8
- singers8
- stinger8
- stinges8
- strings8
- tiering8
- tigress8
- estrins7
- inserts7
- senitis7
- sinters7
- strines7
- engirt7
- gneiss7
- grists7
- ignite7
- ingest7
- reigns7
- renigs7
- resign7
- rising7
- sering7
- signer7
- signet7
- singer7
- singes7
- siring7
- siting7
- stinge7
- stings7
- string7
- tieing7
- tigers7
- tinges7
- tiring7
- estrin6
- inerts6
- insert6
- insets6
- insist6
- inters6
- irises6
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