275 words come out when you unscramble RESIDENCE, starting with RESIDENCE itself: 12 in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends. SCREENED, RECENSED and SECERNED are the best of the shorter words, at 11 points. The 9 letters split into 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from RESIDENCE split into 1 with 9 letters, 7 with 8, 29 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 45 with 3 and 13 with 2.
Among 29 7-letter words made with RESIDENCE letters, the top score is 10, reached by 14. SINCERE, DISCERN and DECREES are the familiar ones.
22 of 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble RESIDENCE tie at 9 points; none scores more. SCREEN, DESIRE and SENDER will look familiar.
60 5-letter words from RESIDENCE; 15 of them share the top score of 8. NEEDS, SCENE and RIDES are everyday picks.
8 of 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble RESIDENCE tie at 7 points; none scores more. NEED, SEND and SIDE will look familiar.
CID scores highest among the 3-letter words from RESIDENCE at 6 points, ahead of CEE and CIS on 5. SEE, END and RED are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of RESIDENCE for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with RE · ending in CE · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with SCREENED and SECERNED (11 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept RESIDENCE, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| RESIDENCE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 275) | 201 | 275 | 194 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 74 of them: RECENSED, CEDRINE, CERESINE, CREESED, INCEDES, NERDICS, SCERNED, SCREENIE, CENDRE, CERNED, CRINED, DRICES and 62 more. Words With Friends* skips 7 of them: CERESIN, CREDS, CRED, EENSIER, DENI, DESI and EDS.
These 5 words take every letter of RESIDENCE plus a single extra one.