What does RESIDENCE mean?

Pronunciation
/ˈrɛzɪdəns/
Letters
9
Scrabble score
12
Words With Friends score
14
How common
Common

Meaning

noun

  1. any address at which you dwell more than temporarily“a person can have several residences”
  2. the official house or establishment of an important person (as a sovereign or president)“he refused to live in the governor's residence”
  3. the act of dwelling in a place
  4. a large and imposing house

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

residences13

Anagrams of RESIDENCE

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside RESIDENCE

227 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

desire7 screen8 needs6 scene7 since7dies5ends5need5 nice6 rice6 ride5 rise4 seed5 seen4send5 side5 die4 end4 ice5 red4 rid4 see3 sir3 de3ed3en2 id3 in2 is2re2

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Questions

Is RESIDENCE a valid word in word games?

RESIDENCE is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is RESIDENCE worth?

RESIDENCE is worth 12 points with Scrabble letter values and 14 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from RESIDENCE?

227 other words, including IN, IS, SEE and NEED.