Is ANCIENTEST a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ANCIENTEST is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ANCIENTEST mean?
Ancientest is a form of ANCIENT.
- adjective
belonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire
“ancient history”
- adjective
very old
“an ancient mariner”
- noun
a very old person
- noun
a person who lived in ancient times
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 15
- Letters
- 10
A (1) + N (1) + C (3) + I (1) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) = 12 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 ANCIENTEST
ANCIENTEST 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 ANCIENTEST
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- tenancies11
- ancients10
- canniest10
- canteens10
- cineaste10
- entastic10
- insectan10
- instance10
- nescient10
- nictates10
- tetanics10
- sententia9
- acetins9
- ancient9
- canines9
- canteen9
- casette9
- catties9
- cetanes9
- cineast9
- encinas9
- entices9
- incants9
- incense9
- incents9
- nascent9
- nictate9
- stannic9
- statice9
- tenaces9
- tetanic9
- anisette8
- sentient8
- setenant8
- stannite8
- taenites8
- tetanies8
- tetanise8
- acetin8
- actins8
- antics8
- ascent8
- attics8
- canine8
- cannie8
- casein8
- cattie8
- centai8
- centas8
- cetane8
- enacts8
- enatic8
- encase8
- encina8
- entice8
- incant8
- incase8
- incent8
- incest8
- insect8
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