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Is resident a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word resident is a Scrabble US word. The word resident is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

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Is resident a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word resident is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

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8-letter words (5 found)

INSERTED,NERDIEST,RESIDENT,SINTERED,TRENDIES,

7-letter words (23 found)

DENIERS,DERNIES,DESTINE,DIESTER,DIETERS,ENDITES,ENTIRES,ENTRIES,NEREIDS,NERITES,REEDITS,REISTED,RESINED,RESITED,RETINES,SNIRTED,STEINED,STERNED,TENDERS,TENDRES,TINDERS,TRENISE,TRIENES,

6-letter words (81 found)

DENETS,DENIER,DENIES,DENSER,DESERT,DESINE,DESIRE,DETERS,DIENES,DIETER,DINERS,DIREST,DREEST,DRIEST,EIDENT,EIDERS,ENDERS,ENDITE,ENTERS,ENTIRE,ESTRIN,IDENTS,INERTS,INSERT,INTERS,NEREID,NEREIS,NERITE,NESTED,NESTER,NITERS,NITRES,REEDIT,REINED,RENEST,RENIED,RENIES,RENTED,RENTES,RESEND,RESENT,RESIDE,RESITE,RESTED,RETIED,RETIES,RETINE,RIDENT,RINSED,SEDENT,SEINED,SEINER,SEITEN,SENDER,SENTED,SEREIN,SERINE,SINTER,SNIDER,STIRED,STRENE,STRIDE,STRINE,TEDIER,TEENDS,TEINDS,TENDER,TENDRE,TENESI,TENSED,TENSER,TERNED,TERNES,TIERED,TINDER,TREENS,TRENDS,TRIENE,TRIENS,TRINED,TRINES,

5-letter words (121 found)

DEENS,DEERS,DEETS,DEIST,DENES,DENET,DENIS,DENSE,DENTS,DERES,DERNS,DETER,DIENE,DIETS,DINER,DINES,DINTS,DIRTS,DITES,DREES,DRENT,DREST,DRIES,EDITS,EIDER,ENDER,ENTER,ERNED,ERNES,ESTER,ETENS,IDEES,IDENT,INERT,INSET,INTER,NEEDS,NEIST,NERDS,NERTS,NETES,NIDES,NITER,NITES,NITRE,REDES,REEDS,REENS,REEST,REINS,REIST,RENDS,RENTE,RENTS,RESET,RESID,RESIN,RESIT,RETIE,RIDES,RINDS,RINES,RINSE,RISEN,RITES,SDEIN,SEDER,SEINE,SENTE,SENTI,SERED,SERIN,SIDER,SIENT,SINED,SIRED,SIREE,SIREN,SITED,SNEED,SNEER,SNIDE,SNIRT,STEDE,STEED,STEEN,STEER,STEIN,STEND,STERE,STERN,STIED,STIRE,TEEND,TEENS,TEERS,TEIND,TEINS,TENDS,TENES,TENSE,TERES,TERNE,TERNS,TERSE,TIDES,TIERS,TINDS,TINED,TINES,TIRED,TIRES,TREED,TREEN,TREES,TREND,TRIDE,TRIED,TRIES,TRINE,TRINS,

4-letter words (115 found)

DEEN,DEER,DEES,DEET,DENE,DENI,DENS,DENT,DERE,DERN,DESI,DIES,DIET,DINE,DINS,DINT,DIRE,DIRT,DITE,DITS,DREE,EDIT,EIDE,EINE,ENDS,ENES,ENTS,ERED,ERES,ERNE,ERNS,ERST,ESNE,ETEN,IDEE,IDES,IRED,IRES,NEDS,NEED,NERD,NEST,NETE,NETS,NIDE,NIDS,NIED,NIES,NITE,NITS,REDE,REDS,REED,REEN,REES,REIN,REIS,REND,RENS,RENT,REST,RETE,RETS,RIDE,RIDS,RIND,RINE,RINS,RISE,RITE,RITS,SEED,SEEN,SEER,SEIR,SEND,SENE,SENT,SERE,SIDE,SIEN,SIND,SINE,SIRE,SITE,SNED,SNEE,SNIT,STED,STEN,STIE,STIR,TEDS,TEED,TEEN,TEER,TEES,TEIN,TEND,TENE,TENS,TERN,TIDE,TIDS,TIED,TIER,TIES,TIND,TINE,TINS,TIRE,TREE,TRES,TRIE,TRIN,

3-letter words (55 found)

DEE,DEI,DEN,DIE,DIN,DIS,DIT,EDS,EEN,END,ENE,ENS,ERE,ERN,ERS,EST,IDE,IDS,INS,IRE,ITS,NED,NEE,NET,NID,NIE,NIS,NIT,RED,REE,REI,REN,RES,RET,RID,RIN,RIT,SED,SEE,SEI,SEN,SER,SET,SIN,SIR,SIT,SRI,TED,TEE,TEN,TES,TID,TIE,TIN,TIS,

2-letter words (18 found)

DE,DI,ED,EE,EN,ER,ES,ET,ID,IN,IS,IT,NE,RE,SI,ST,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 419 words from resident according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of resident

resident

Etymology

From Middle English resident, from Anglo-Norman resident, from Latin residēns, present participle of resideō (“to remain behind, reside, dwell”), from re- (“back”) + sedeō (“I sit”). Doublet of resiant.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɹɛzɪd(ə)nt/

Noun

resident (plural residents)

  1. A person, animal or plant living at a certain location or in a certain area.
  2. A bird which does not migrate during the course of the year.
  3. A physician receiving specialized medical training.
  5. (diplomacy) A diplomatic representative who resides in a foreign country, usually of inferior rank to an ambassador.
  6. (law) A legal permanent resident, someone who maintains residency.
  7. (espionage) Alternative form of rezident

Derived terms

Translations

Adjective

resident (comparative more resident, superlative most resident)

  1. Dwelling, or having an abode, in a place for a continued length of time; residing on one's own estate.
  2. Based in a particular place; on hand; local.
  3. (obsolete) Fixed; stable; certain.
  4. (computing, of memory) Currently loaded into RAM; contrasted with virtual memory.

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Translations

Further reading

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

Anagrams

  • Dniester, Neiderts, desertin', disenter, indesert, inserted, nerdiest, sentried, sintered, tendries, trendies

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin residentem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [rə.ziˈðen]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [rə.ziˈðent]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [re.ziˈðent]

Noun

resident m or f by sense (plural residents)

  1. resident

Related terms

  • residència
  • residir

Further reading

  • “resident” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
  • “resident”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
  • “resident” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
  • “resident” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Ladin

Noun

resident m (plural residenc)

  1. resident

Latin

Verb

resident

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of resideō

Maltese

Alternative forms

  • residenti

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian residente.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rɛ.sɪˈdɛnt/

Noun

resident m (plural residenti, feminine residenta)

  1. resident

Related terms

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin residentem, accusative singular of residēns, from the verb resideō.

Adjective

resident m (oblique and nominative feminine singular resident or residente)

  1. resident; residing

References

  • resident on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub

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