Is RESONANCE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, RESONANCE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does RESONANCE mean?
- noun
an excited state of a stable particle causing a sharp maximum in the probability of absorption of electromagnetic radiation
- noun
a vibration of large amplitude produced by a relatively small vibration near the same frequency of vibration as the natural frequency of the resonating system
- noun
having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant
- noun
a relationship of mutual understanding or trust and agreement between people
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
9
Letters
R (1) + E (1) + S (1) + O (1) + N (1) + A (1) + N (1) + C (3) + E (1) = 11 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 RESONANCE
Single letters that turn RESONANCE 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
Words you can make from RESONANCE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- onscreen10
- acerose9
- ancones9
- canners9
- canoers9
- careens9
- caserne9
- coarsen9
- conners9
- corneas9
- encores9
- narcose9
- necrose9
- recanes9
- scanner9
- sonance9
- acorns8
- ancone8
- caners8
- canner8
- canoer8
- canoes8
- canons8
- careen8
- casern8
- censer8
- censor8
- coarse8
- conner8
- cornea8
- cranes8
- crease8
- crones8
- encase8
- encore8
- nacres8
- narcos8
- nonces8
- oceans8
- ocreae8
- ocreas8
- racons8
- rances8
- recane8
- recons8
- rosace8
- screen8
- seance8
- secern8
- seneca8
- arenose7
- ensnare7
- rennase7
- acnes7
- acorn7
- acres7
- acros7
- ancon7
- ascon7
- caner7
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