Definition of residency

"residency" in the noun sense

1. residency, residence, abidance

the act of dwelling in a place

2. residency

the position of physician who is receiving special training in a hospital (usually after completing an internship)

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residency in Scrabble®

The word residency is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 15

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters residency:

RESIDENCY
(144)
RESIDENCY
(144)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (10 words)

cinders, decries, decynes, deicers, deniers, discern, rescind, scenery, screeny, sincere

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word residency

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In residency

RESIDENCY
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residency in Words With Friends™

The word residency is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 16

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters residency:

RESIDENCY
(180)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (10 words)

cinders, decries, decynes, deicers, deniers, discern, rescind, scenery, screeny, sincere

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word residency

RESIDENCY
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In residency

RESIDENCY
(180)
DECYNES
(113 = 78 + 35)
SCENERY
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(108)
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Words containing the sequence residency

Words that start with residency (1 word)

Words with residency in them (1 word)

Words that end with residency (4 words)

Word Growth involving residency

Shorter words in residency

en den

re reside

id ide side reside

Longer words containing residency

nonresidency

presidency vicepresidency