RESISTANCE

10 letters, 12 points in Scrabble, 4 vowels

What RESISTANCE Means

noun: the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with“he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens”
noun: any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

RESISTANCE is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 12 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as R1 E1 S1 I1 S1 T1 A1 N1 C3 E1.

Anagrams of RESISTANCE (1)

Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.

Words Made From The Letters In RESISTANCE

1145 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

9 letter words (24)

8 letter words (64)

7 letter words (160)

ACETINS ACTRESS AERIEST ANCRESS ANESTRI ANTSIER ARCSINE ARENITE ARSENIC ARSIEST ARSINES ARTSIES ASCENTS ASCITES ATRESIC CANIEST CANTERS CANTIER CAREENS CARNETS CARNIES CASEINS CASERNE CASERNS CASSENE CASSINE CASTERS CENSERS CENTARE CENTERS CENTRES CERASIN CERATES CERATIN CERESIN CERISES CERITES CERTAIN CETANES CINEAST CINEREA CISTERN CREASES CREATES CREATIN CRENATE CRESSET CRETINS CRINATE CRISTAE EARNEST EASIEST EASTERN EASTERS ECARTES ECTASES ECTASIS ENCASES ENRACES ENSEARS ENTASES ENTASIS ENTERIC ENTICER ENTICES ENTIRES ENTRIES ESTRINS ETESIAN INCASES INSECTS INSERTS INSTARS NACRITE NARCIST NASTIER NASTIES NEAREST NECTARS NERITES NESTERS RACIEST RACISTS RATEENS RATINES RECANES RECANTS RECASTS RECITES REENACT RENESTS RESEATS RESECTS RESENTS RESIANT RESITES RETAINS RETINAE RETINAS RETINES RETSINA SACRIST SAETERS SAIREST SANTIRS SARNIES SARSNET SATEENS SATIRES SCANTER SCERNES SCREENS SCREETS SCRIENE SCRINES SEANCES SEARCES SEAREST SEATERS SECANTS SECERNS SECRETA SECRETS SEINERS SEITANS SEITENS SENATES SENECAS SENSATE SEREINS SERIATE SERINES SESTINA SESTINE SINCERE SINTERS STAINER STANCES STARNIE STEANES STEARES STEARIC STEARIN STRAINS STRENES TACRINE TANRECS TANSIES TEASERS TENACES TENRECS TESSERA TIERCES TIRASSE TISANES TRAINEE TRANCES TRANSES TRENISE TRIENES

6 letter words (268)

ACETIN ACTINS AERIES AESCES AIREST ANETIC ANISES ANTICS ANTRES ARENES ARETES ARISEN ARISES ARSINE ARTICS ARTIES ASCENT ASSENT ASSERT ASTERN ASTERS CAIRNS CANERS CANIER CANTER CAREEN CARESS CARETS CARIES CARNET CARNIE CARSES CARTES CASEIN CASERN CASTER CASTES CATERS CEASES CENSER CENSES CENTAI CENTAS CENTER CENTRA CENTRE CERATE CERIAS CERISE CERITE CERNES CERTES CERTIE CESSER CESTAS CETANE CITERS CITESS CRANES CRANTS CRASES CRASIS CRATES CREANT CREASE CREATE CRENAS CRESTA CRESTS CRETIN CRIANT CRINES CRISES CRISSA CRISTA CTENES EASERS EASIER EASIES EASTER EATERS ECARTE ECESIS ENACTS ENATES ENATIC ENCASE ENIACS ENRACE ENSATE ENSEAR ENTERA ENTERS ENTICE ENTIRE ERASES ERECTS ERICAS ESCARS ESTERS ESTRIN INCASE INERTS INSECT INSERT INSETS INSTAR INTERS NACRES NASTIC NEATER NECTAR NEREIS NERITE NESTER NICEST NIECES NITERS NITRES RACIST RAINES RAISES RANCES RANEES RATEEN RATINE REACTS REASTS REATES RECANE RECANT RECAST RECENT RECESS RECITE RECITS REESTS REISES REISTS RENEST RENIES RENTES RESEAT RESECT RESENT RESETS RESINS RESIST RESITE RESITS RETAIN RETIES RETINA RETINE RINSES SAETER SAICES SAINTS SANEST SANIES SANSEI SANTIR SAREES SARINS SARNIE SARSEN SASINE SATEEN SATINS SATIRE SCANTS SCARES SCARTS SCENAS SCENES SCENTS SCERNE SCIENT SCRAES SCRANS SCRATS SCREEN SCREES SCREET SCRIES SCRINE SEANCE SEARCE SEATER SECANT SECERN SECRET SEINER SEINES SEISER SEITAN SEITEN SENATE SENECA SENSEI SERACS SERAIS SEREIN SEREST SERIES SERINE SERINS SIENTS SIESTA SINTER SIREES SIRENS SISTER SISTRA SITARS SNARES SNASTE SNEERS SNIRTS STAINS STAIRS STANCE STANES STARES STARNS STEANE STEANS STEARE STEARS STEENS STEERS STEINS STERES STERIC STERNA STERNS STIRES STRAES STRAIN STRENE STRIAE TANREC TASERS TASSIE TEASER TEASES TENACE TENIAE TENIAS TENREC TENSER TENSES TERAIS TERCES TERNES TIERCE TINEAS TISANE TRACES TRAINS TRANCE TRANSE TREENS TRIACS TRICES TRIENE TRIENS TRINES

5 letter words (297)

ACERS ACNES ACRES ACTIN AERIE AESIR AINEE AIRNS AIRTS ANISE ANTES ANTIC ANTIS ANTRE AREIC ARENE ARETE ARETS ARISE ARSIS ARTIC ARTIS ASSET ASTER ASTIR CAESE CAINS CAIRN CANER CANES CANST CANTS CARES CARET CARNS CARSE CARTE CARTS CASES CASTE CASTS CATER CATES CEASE CENSE CENTS CERES CERIA CERNE CERTS CESSE CESTA CESTI CETES CINES CIRES CISTS CITER CITES CRANE CRANS CRASS CRATE CREES CRENA CRESS CREST CRIAS CRIES CRINE CRISE CRITS CTENE EARNS EARST EASER EASES EASTS EATEN EATER ENACT ENATE ENIAC ENTER ENTIA ERASE ERECT ERICA ERICS ERNES ERSES ESCAR ESNES ESTER ETENS ETNAS ICERS INERT INSET INTER INTRA IRATE ISNAE NACRE NARCS NARES NARIC NARIS NATES NATIS NEARS NEATS NEIST NERTS NESTS NETES NICER NIECE NISSE NITER NITES NITRE RACES RAINE RAINS RAISE RAITS RANCE RANEE RANIS RANTS RASES RASSE RATES REACT REANS REAST REATE RECIT RECTA RECTI REENS REEST REINS REIST RENTE RENTS RESAT RESES RESET RESIN RESIT RESTS RETIA RETIE RIANT RICES RINES RINSE RISEN RISES RITES SAICE SAICS SAINE SAINS SAINT SAIRS SAIST SANER SANES SANTS SAREE SARIN SARIS SASER SASIN SATES SATIN SATIS SCANS SCANT SCARE SCARS SCART SCATS SCEAT SCENA SCENE SCENT SCRAE SCRAN SCRAT SCREE SEANS SEARE SEARS SEASE SEATS SECTS SEERS SEINE SEIRS SEISE SENAS SENES SENSA SENSE SENSI SENTE SENTI SENTS SERAC SERAI SERES SERIC SERIN SETAE SICES SIENS SIENT SINCE SINES SIREE SIREN SIRES SITAR SITES SNARE SNARS SNEER SNEES SNIES SNIRT SNITS STAIN STAIR STANE STARE STARN STARS STEAN STEAR STEEN STEER STEIN STENS STERE STERN STIES STIRE STIRS STRAE STRIA TACES TAINS TARES TARNS TARSI TASER TASSE TEARS TEASE TEENS TEERS TEINS TENES TENIA TENSE TERAI TERAS TERCE TERES TERNE TERNS TERSE TIANS TIARS TICES TIERS TINAS TINEA TINES TIRES TRACE TRAIN TRANS TRASS TREEN TREES TRESS TRIAC TRICE TRIES TRINE TRINS TSARS

4 letter words (214)

ACER ACES ACNE ACRE ACTS AESC AINE AINS AIRN AIRS AIRT AITS ANCE ANES ANIS ANTE ANTI ANTS ARCS ARES ARET ARIS ARTI ARTS ASCI ATES CAIN CANE CANS CANT CARE CARN CARS CART CASE CAST CATE CATS CEAS CEES CENS CENT CERE CERT CESS CETE CINE CIRE CIST CITE CITS CRAN CREE CRIA CRIS CRIT EANS EARN EARS EASE EAST EATS EINA EINE ENES ERAS ERES ERIC ERNE ERNS ERST ESES ESNE ESSE ESTS ETAS ETEN ETIC ETNA ICER ICES IRES ISNA ITAS NARC NARE NATS NEAR NEAT NESS NEST NETE NETS NICE NIES NITE NITS RACE RAIN RAIS RAIT RANI RANT RASE RAST RATE RATS REAN RECS REEN REES REIN REIS RENS RENT REST RETE RETS RIAS RICE RINE RINS RISE RITE RITS SACS SAIC SAIN SAIR SAIS SANE SANS SANT SARI SARS SATE SATI SCAN SCAR SEAN SEAR SEAS SEAT SECS SECT SEEN SEER SEES SEIR SEIS SENA SENE SENS SENT SERA SERE SERS SESE SETA SETS SICE SICS SIEN SIES SINE SINS SIRE SIRS SIST SITE SITS SNAR SNEE SNIT SRIS STAR STEN STIE STIR TACE TAES TAIN TAIS TANE TANS TARE TARN TARS TASS TEAR TEAS TECS TEEN TEER TEES TEIN TENE TENS TERN TIAN TIAR TICE TICS TIER TIES TINA TINE TINS TIRE TREE TRES TRIE TRIN TSAR

3 letter words (95)

ACE ACT AIN AIR AIS AIT ANE ANI ANS ANT ARC ARE ARS ART ATE ATS CAN CAR CAT CEE CIS CIT EAN EAR EAS EAT EEN ENE ENS ERA ERE ERN ERS ESS EST ETA ICE INS IRE ITA ITS NAE NAS NAT NEE NET NIE NIS NIT RAI RAN RAS RAT REC REE REI REN RES RET RIA RIN RIT SAC SAE SAI SAN SAR SAT SEA SEC SEE SEI SEN SER SET SIC SIN SIR SIS SIT SRI TAE TAI TAN TAR TAS TEA TEC TEE TEN TES TIC TIE TIN TIS

2 letter words (23)

AE AI AN AR AS AT EA EE EN ER ES ET IN IS IT NA NE RE SI ST TA TE TI

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