residency
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 15
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 9
/ˈɹɛzɪdənsi/
Definition of residency
5 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (countable, uncountable)The condition of being a resident of a particular place.
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noun
- (countable, uncountable)The condition of being a resident of a particular place.
- (countable, uncountable)The home or residence of a person, especially in the colonies.
- (US, countable, uncountable)The position or term of a medical resident.
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(countable, uncountable)The position of a musical artist who commonly performs at a particular venue.
“The trance DJ was keen to secure a residency in Ibiza.”
“After a successful Thursday-night residency at the Marquee Club—where the Yardbirds, the Animals, and the Rolling Stones first earned their reputations—England's CBS label signed the group to a recording contract.”
- (countable, uncountable)Synonym of rezidentura.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From reside + -ency or resident + -cy.
Words you can make from residency
200+ playable · top: CINDERY (13 pts)
Best play cindery 13 points7-letter words
12 words6-letter words
47 words- CIDERY 12 pts
- CYDERS 12 pts
- DESCRY 12 pts
- SYNCED 12 pts
- SYNDIC 12 pts
- REDENY 10 pts
- REDYES 10 pts
- CEDERS 9 pts
- CENSED 9 pts
- CIDERS 9 pts
- CINDER 9 pts
- CREEDS 9 pts
- DECERN 9 pts
- DEICER 9 pts
- DEICES 9 pts
- DICERS 9 pts
- EDENIC 9 pts
- EYRIES 9 pts
- RESINY 9 pts
- SCREED 9 pts
- SCRIED 9 pts
- SNEERY 9 pts
- CENSER 8 pts
- CERISE 8 pts
- NIECES 8 pts
- SCREEN 8 pts
- SECERN 8 pts
- DENIER 7 pts
- DENIES 7 pts
- DENSER 7 pts
- DESIRE 7 pts
- DIENES 7 pts
- DINERS 7 pts
- EIDERS 7 pts
- ENDERS 7 pts
- NEREID 7 pts
- REINED 7 pts
- RESEND 7 pts
- RESIDE 7 pts
- RINSED 7 pts
- SEINED 7 pts
- SENDER 7 pts
- SNIDER 7 pts
- NEREIS 6 pts
- SEINER 6 pts
- SEREIN 6 pts
- SERINE 6 pts
5-letter words
77 words- CYDER 11 pts
- DECRY 11 pts
- DICEY 11 pts
- SYCEE 10 pts
- YINCE 10 pts
- DYERS 9 pts
- DYNES 9 pts
- NEEDY 9 pts
- NERDY 9 pts
- REDYE 9 pts
- REEDY 9 pts
- RINDY 9 pts
- RYNDS 9 pts
- SEEDY 9 pts
- YIRDS 9 pts
- CEDER 8 pts
- CEDES 8 pts
- CEDIS 8 pts
- CERED 8 pts
- CIDER 8 pts
- CREDS 8 pts
- CREED 8 pts
- CRIED 8 pts
- DEICE 8 pts
- DICER 8 pts
- DICES 8 pts
- EENSY 8 pts
- EYERS 8 pts
- EYRES 8 pts
- EYRIE 8 pts
- RICED 8 pts
- SCEND 8 pts
- SYREN 8 pts
- CENSE 7 pts
- CERES 7 pts
- CINES 7 pts
- CIRES 7 pts
- CRIES 7 pts
- NICER 7 pts
- NIECE 7 pts
- RICES 7 pts
- SCENE 7 pts
- SCREE 7 pts
- SINCE 7 pts
- DEERS 6 pts
- DENES 6 pts
- DENSE 6 pts
- DIENE 6 pts
- DINER 6 pts
- DINES 6 pts
- DREES 6 pts
- DRIES 6 pts
- EIDER 6 pts
- ENDER 6 pts
- NEEDS 6 pts
- NERDS 6 pts
- NIDES 6 pts
- REDES 6 pts
- REEDS 6 pts
- RENDS 6 pts
- RESID 6 pts
- RIDES 6 pts
- RINDS 6 pts
- SEDER 6 pts
- SERED 6 pts
- SIRED 6 pts
- SNIDE 6 pts
- ERNES 5 pts
- REINS 5 pts
- RESIN 5 pts
- RINSE 5 pts
- RISEN 5 pts
- SEINE 5 pts
- SERIN 5 pts
- SIREE 5 pts
- SIREN 5 pts
- SNEER 5 pts
4-letter words
63 words- DENY 8 pts
- DEYS 8 pts
- DRYS 8 pts
- DYER 8 pts
- DYES 8 pts
- DYNE 8 pts
- EYED 8 pts
- CEDE 7 pts
- CEDI 7 pts
- CRED 7 pts
- DICE 7 pts
- DISC 7 pts
- EERY 7 pts
- EYEN 7 pts
- EYER 7 pts
- EYES 7 pts
- EYNE 7 pts
- EYRE 7 pts
- ICED 7 pts
- CEES 6 pts
- CERE 6 pts
- CINE 6 pts
- CIRE 6 pts
- CRIS 6 pts
- ICES 6 pts
- NICE 6 pts
- RECS 6 pts
- RICE 6 pts
- DEER 5 pts
- DEES 5 pts
- DENE 5 pts
- DENI 5 pts
- DENS 5 pts
- DERE 5 pts
- DESI 5 pts
- DIES 5 pts
- DINE 5 pts
- DINS 5 pts
- DIRE 5 pts
- DREE 5 pts
- EIDE 5 pts
- ENDS 5 pts
- IDES 5 pts
- IRED 5 pts
- NEED 5 pts
- NERD 5 pts
- NIDE 5 pts
- REDE 5 pts
- REDS 5 pts
- REED 5 pts
- REND 5 pts
- RIDE 5 pts
- RIDS 5 pts
- RIND 5 pts
- ERNE 4 pts
- ERNS 4 pts
- ESNE 4 pts
- IRES 4 pts
- REES 4 pts
- REIN 4 pts
- REIS 4 pts
- RINS 4 pts
- RISE 4 pts
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