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Is residence a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word residence is a Scrabble US word. The word residence is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

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Is residence a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word residence is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

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Is residence a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word residence is a Words With Friends word. The word residence is worth 14 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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9-letter words (1 found)

RESIDENCE,

8-letter words (7 found)

CERESINE,NEREIDES,RECENSED,REDENIES,SCREENED,SCREENIE,SECERNED,

7-letter words (29 found)

CEDRINE,CERESIN,CINDERS,CREESED,DECERNS,DECREES,DECRIES,DEICERS,DENIERS,DERNIES,DISCERN,EENSIER,ESERINE,INCEDES,NEEDERS,NEEDIER,NERDICS,NEREIDS,RECEDES,RECENSE,RESCIND,RESINED,SCERNED,SCRIENE,SECEDER,SEEDIER,SERENED,SINCERE,SNEERED,

6-letter words (64 found)

CEDERS,CENDRE,CENSED,CENSER,CERISE,CERNED,CERNES,CIDERS,CINDER,CREEDS,CREESE,CRINED,CRINES,DECERN,DECREE,DEERES,DEICER,DEICES,DENIER,DENIES,DENSER,DESINE,DESIRE,DICERS,DIENES,DINERS,DRICES,EDENIC,EIDERS,ENDERS,INCEDE,NEEDER,NEESED,NERDIC,NEREID,NEREIS,NIECES,RECEDE,REEDEN,REEDES,REINED,RENIED,RENIES,RESEED,RESEEN,RESEND,RESIDE,RINSED,SCENED,SCERNE,SCREED,SCREEN,SCRIED,SCRINE,SECEDE,SECERN,SEEDER,SEINED,SEINER,SENDER,SEREIN,SERENE,SERINE,SNIDER,

5-letter words (83 found)

CEDER,CEDES,CEDIS,CENSE,CERED,CERES,CERNE,CIDER,CIDES,CINES,CIRES,CREDS,CREED,CREES,CRIED,CRIES,CRINE,CRISE,DEENS,DEERE,DEERS,DEICE,DENES,DENIS,DENSE,DERES,DERNS,DICER,DICES,DIENE,DINER,DINES,DREES,DRICE,DRIES,EERIE,EIDER,ENDER,ERICS,ERNED,ERNES,ICERS,IDEES,NEEDS,NEESE,NERDS,NICER,NIDES,NIECE,REDES,REEDE,REEDS,REENS,REINS,RENDS,RESEE,RESID,RESIN,RICED,RICES,RIDES,RINDS,RINES,RINSE,RISEN,SCEND,SCENE,SCREE,SDEIN,SEDER,SEINE,SERED,SERIC,SERIN,SIDER,SINCE,SINED,SIRED,SIREE,SIREN,SNEED,SNEER,SNIDE,

4-letter words (85 found)

CEDE,CEDI,CEES,CENS,CERE,CIDE,CIDS,CINE,CIRE,CRED,CREE,CRIS,DEEN,DEER,DEES,DENE,DENI,DENS,DERE,DERN,DESI,DICE,DIES,DINE,DINS,DIRE,DISC,DREE,EIDE,EINE,ENDS,ENES,ERED,ERES,ERIC,ERNE,ERNS,ESNE,ICED,ICER,ICES,IDEE,IDES,IRED,IRES,NEDS,NEED,NERD,NICE,NIDE,NIDS,NIED,NIES,RECS,REDE,REDS,REED,REEN,REES,REIN,REIS,REND,RENS,RICE,RIDE,RIDS,RIND,RINE,RINS,RISE,SEED,SEEN,SEER,SEIR,SEND,SENE,SERE,SICE,SIDE,SIEN,SIND,SINE,SIRE,SNED,SNEE,

3-letter words (45 found)

CEE,CID,CIS,DEE,DEI,DEN,DIE,DIN,DIS,EDS,EEN,END,ENE,ENS,ERE,ERN,ERS,ICE,IDE,IDS,INS,IRE,NED,NEE,NID,NIE,NIS,REC,RED,REE,REI,REN,RES,RID,RIN,SEC,SED,SEE,SEI,SEN,SER,SIC,SIN,SIR,SRI,

2-letter words (13 found)

DE,DI,ED,EE,EN,ER,ES,ID,IN,IS,NE,RE,SI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 328 words from residence according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of residence

residence

Etymology

From Middle English residence, from Old French residence, from Medieval Latin residentia, from residēns, present participle of resideō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɹɛz.ɪ.dəns/

Noun

residence (countable and uncountable, plural residences)

  1. The place where one lives (resides); one's home.
  2. A building or portion thereof used as a home, such as a house or an apartment therein.
  3. The place where a corporation is established.
  4. The state of living in a particular place or environment.
    • 1713, The History of the Common Law of England, Sir Matthew Hale (jurist), Google Books, page 87
      The confessor had often made considerable residences in Normandy.
  5. Accommodation for students at a university or college.
  6. The place where anything rests permanently.
  7. Subsidence, as of a sediment
  8. That which falls to the bottom of liquors; sediment; also, refuse; residuum.
  9. (espionage) Synonym of rezidentura

Derived terms

Related terms

  • reside
  • residency
  • resident
  • residential

Translations

See also

  • homestead
  • messuage
  • mease

Further reading

  • “residence”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “residence”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  • “residence”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Middle French

Noun

residence f (plural residences)

  1. residence (place where one resides)

Old French

Alternative forms

  • residance
  • residense

Noun

residence oblique singular, f (oblique plural residences, nominative singular residence, nominative plural residences)

  1. residence (place where one resides)

Source: wiktionary.org