Is RESPLENDENCE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, RESPLENDENCE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does RESPLENDENCE mean?
- noun
brilliant radiant beauty
“the glory of the sunrise”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
12
Letters
R (1) + E (1) + S (1) + P (3) + L (1) + E (1) + N (1) + D (2) + E (1) + N (1) + C (3) + E (1) = 17 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 RESPLENDENCE
Single letters that turn RESPLENDENCE 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 RESPLENDENCE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- precedes13
- deepeners12
- presence12
- creeped12
- precede12
- creneled11
- deepener11
- screened11
- secerned11
- pencels11
- spencer11
- cleped11
- creped11
- creeled10
- decerns10
- decrees10
- deepens10
- pedlers10
- preened10
- preneed10
- recedes10
- seceder10
- speeder10
- speeled10
- speered10
- spender10
- clepes10
- creeps10
- crepes10
- pencel10
- spence10
- needlers9
- crenels9
- peelers9
- penners9
- sleeper9
- ceders9
- censed9
- creeds9
- decern9
- decree9
- deepen9
- deeper9
- pedler9
- peeled9
- peened9
- peered9
- penned9
- recede9
- repled9
- screed9
- secede9
- seeped9
- cepes9
- clepe9
- creep9
- crepe9
- pence9
- percs9
- lenders8
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