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Is residual a Scrabble word?

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

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Is residual a Scrabble UK word?

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

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Is residual a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word residual is a Words With Friends word. The word residual is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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8-letter words (1 found)

RESIDUAL,

7-letter words (10 found)

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6-letter words (53 found)

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5-letter words (133 found)

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4-letter words (157 found)

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3-letter words (77 found)

ADS,AID,AIL,AIR,AIS,ALE,ALS,ALU,ARD,ARE,ARS,AUE,DAE,DAL,DAS,DEI,DEL,DIE,DIS,DUE,DUI,EAR,EAS,EAU,EDS,ELD,ELS,ERA,ERS,IDE,IDS,IRE,LAD,LAR,LAS,LEA,LED,LEI,LES,LEU,LID,LIE,LIS,LUD,LUR,RAD,RAI,RAS,RED,REI,RES,RIA,RID,RUD,RUE,SAD,SAE,SAI,SAL,SAR,SAU,SEA,SED,SEI,SEL,SER,SIR,SRI,SUD,SUE,SUI,SUR,UDS,ULE,URD,URE,USE,

2-letter words (22 found)

AD,AE,AI,AL,AR,AS,DA,DE,DI,EA,ED,EL,ER,ES,ID,IS,LA,LI,RE,SI,UR,US,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 454 words from residual according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of residual

residual

Etymology

Recorded since 1570. From residue, itself borrowed during the Middle English period from Old French residu (Modern French résidu), from Latin residuum (“a remainder”), the neuter inflection of residuus (“remaining, left over”), perfect participle of resideō (“to remain behind”), from re- (“back, again”) + sedeō (“to sit, to reside”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɹɪˈzɪd͡ʒ.ʊəl/, /ɹɪˈzɪd.jʊəl/, /ɹɪˈzɪd͡ʒ.əl/, /ɹɪˈzɪd.jəl/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ɹɪˈzɪd͡ʒ.u.əl/, /ɹɪˈzɪd͡ʒ.ə.wəl/, /ɹɪˈzɪd͡ʒ.wəl/, /ɹɪˈzɪd͡ʒ.əl/, /ɹə-/

Adjective

residual (not comparable)

  1. Of, relating to, or remaining as a residue; left over.

Synonyms

  • residuary

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

residual (plural residuals)

  1. A remainder left over at the end of some process.
  2. (in the plural) Payments made to performers, writers and directors when a recorded broadcast is repeated.
  3. (statistics) The difference between the observed value and the estimated value of the quantity of interest.
  4. (paranormal) A spiritual presence left behind in a place as a result of a person's death or some other significant event.

Derived terms

  • pseudoresidual

Translations

Galician

Adjective

residual m or f (plural residuais)

  1. residual

Portuguese

Etymology

From resíduo +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: re‧si‧du‧al

Adjective

residual m or f (plural residuais)

  1. residual

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /resiˈdwal/ [re.siˈð̞wal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: re‧si‧dual

Adjective

residual m or f (masculine and feminine plural residuales)

  1. residual

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Further reading

  • “residual”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Source: wiktionary.org