Is ANCESTRY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ANCESTRY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ANCESTRY mean?
- noun
the descendants of one individual
“his entire lineage has been warriors”
- noun
inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
8
Letters
A (1) + N (1) + C (3) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) + R (1) + Y (4) = 13 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 ANCESTRY
ANCESTRY 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 ANCESTRY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- carneys12
- nectary12
- sectary12
- carney11
- creasy11
- encyst11
- scanty11
- scarey11
- canty10
- carny10
- cyans10
- scary10
- canters9
- carnets9
- nectars9
- recants9
- scanter9
- tanrecs9
- trances9
- estray9
- senary9
- sentry9
- stayer9
- yarest9
- yearns9
- yentas9
- cays9
- cyan9
- cyst9
- racy9
- scry9
- syce9
- sync9
- ascent8
- caners8
- canter8
- carets8
- carnet8
- cartes8
- casern8
- caster8
- caters8
- centas8
- centra8
- cranes8
- crates8
- enacts8
- nacres8
- nectar8
- rances8
- reacts8
- recant8
- recast8
- secant8
- stance8
- tanrec8
- traces8
- trance8
- antsy8
- artsy8
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