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Is ANCIENTS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, ANCIENTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does ANCIENTS mean?

  1. noun

    people who lived in times long past (especially during the historical period before the fall of the Roman Empire in western Europe)

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

10

Scrabble

13

Words With Friends

8

Letters

A (1) + N (1) + C (3) + I (1) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 10 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 ANCIENTS

ANCIENTS 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.

Anagrams of ANCIENTS

Words that use exactly the same letters.

Words you can make from ANCIENTS

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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