Resident
/ˈɹɛzɪd(ə)nt/
Scrabble:9 ptsWWF:10 pts8 letters
Definition of Resident
noun
- A person, animal or plant living at a certain location or in a certain area.
"The tiger lily is a resident of Asia."
- A bird which does not migrate during the course of the year.
- A physician receiving specialized medical training.
"She's a resident in neurosurgery at Mass General."
- A diplomatic representative who resides at a foreign court, usually of inferior rank to an ambassador.
- A legal permanent resident, someone who maintains residency.
adjective
- Dwelling, or having an abode, in a place for a continued length of time; residing on one's own estate.
"resident in the city or in the country"
- Based in a particular place; on hand; local.
"He is our resident computer expert."
- Fixed; stable; certain.
- (of memory) Currently loaded into RAM; contrasted with virtual memory.
Anagrams of Resident
Letter Values
r1
e1
s1
i1
d2
e1
n1
t1
Total: 9 Scrabble points
Rhymes With Resident
Word Validity & Sources
SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Resident"
Resident is a 8-letter word that scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "resident" can be rearranged to form 4 other valid words.
Using "Resident" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "resident" is a low-scoring word.