Is ANCESTORS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ANCESTORS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ANCESTORS mean?
Ancestors is a form of ANCESTOR.
- noun
someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
9
Letters
A (1) + N (1) + C (3) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) + O (1) + R (1) + S (1) = 11 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for ANCESTORS
ANCESTORS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from ANCESTORS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ancestor10
- coarsens10
- coarsest10
- coasters10
- contessa10
- enactors10
- narcoses10
- actress9
- ancress9
- ascents9
- canoers9
- canters9
- cantors9
- carnets9
- cartons9
- caserns9
- casters9
- castors9
- censors9
- coarsen9
- coaster9
- coaters9
- contras9
- corneas9
- cornets9
- corsets9
- costars9
- costers9
- cratons9
- cretons9
- enactor9
- escorts9
- narcose9
- nectars9
- octanes9
- recants9
- recasts9
- recoats9
- retcons9
- rosaces9
- scanter9
- scoters9
- secants9
- sectors9
- stances9
- tanrecs9
- trances9
- assentor8
- santeros8
- senators8
- starnose8
- treasons8
- acorns8
- across8
- actors8
- ascent8
- ascons8
- ascots8
- caners8
- canoer8
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