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Is ANTEATERS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, ANTEATERS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does ANTEATERS mean?

Anteaters is a form of ANTEATER.

  1. noun

    toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites

  2. noun

    any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termites

  3. noun

    nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata

  4. noun

    small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites; nearly extinct

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

9

Scrabble

10

Words With Friends

9

Letters

A (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) = 9 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 ANTEATERS

ANTEATERS 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 ANTEATERS

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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