Is ANCIENTNESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ANCIENTNESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ANCIENTNESS mean?
- noun
extreme oldness
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
11
Letters
A (1) + N (1) + C (3) + I (1) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 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 ANCIENTNESS
ANCIENTNESS 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 ANCIENTNESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- canniness11
- cineastes11
- incessant11
- instances11
- nescients11
- tenancies11
- innateness10
- ancients10
- canniest10
- canteens10
- centesis10
- cineaste10
- cineasts10
- incenses10
- insectan10
- instance10
- nescient10
- niceness10
- scanties10
- antisense9
- inaneness9
- insensate9
- acetins9
- ancient9
- ascents9
- ascites9
- canines9
- canteen9
- caseins9
- cassene9
- cassine9
- cetanes9
- cineast9
- ectases9
- ectasis9
- encases9
- encinas9
- entices9
- incants9
- incases9
- incense9
- incents9
- incests9
- insects9
- nascent9
- seances9
- secants9
- senecas9
- stances9
- stannic9
- tenaces9
- etesians8
- insanest8
- neatness8
- stanines8
- teniases8
- tennises8
- acetin8
- actins8
- antics8
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