residence: meaning and words from its letters
9 letters · 12 letter points · starts with R · ends with E
Meaning of residence
noun
- countable, uncountable
The place where one lives (resides); one's home.
- countable, uncountable
A building or portion thereof used as a home, such as a house or an apartment therein.
- countable, uncountable
The place where a corporation is established.
- countable, uncountable
The state of living in a particular place or environment.
Listed forms: residences.
Source: Wiktionary — residence.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for residence.
noun
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
noun
the act of dwelling in a place
noun
a large and imposing house
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is residence in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of residence
R(1) + E(1) + S(1) + I(1) + D(2) + E(1) + N(1) + C(3) + E(1) = 12 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of residence
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from residence
200 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in residence. Showing up to 24, longest first.