Is ANTEBELLUM a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ANTEBELLUM is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ANTEBELLUM mean?
- adjective
belonging to a period before a war especially the American Civil War
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
10
Letters
A (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + B (3) + E (1) + L (1) + L (1) + U (1) + M (3) = 14 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 ANTEBELLUM
ANTEBELLUM 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 ANTEBELLUM
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- umbellate13
- meltable12
- umbellet12
- albumen11
- bellman11
- bellmen11
- lambent11
- mutable11
- tuneable10
- batmen10
- bemean10
- bename10
- numbat10
- tumble10
- abluent9
- ballute9
- bullate9
- emulate9
- lumenal9
- nebulae9
- netball9
- nutball9
- teleman9
- tenable9
- tunable9
- album9
- amble9
- blame9
- blume9
- maneb9
- umbel9
- amulet8
- baleen8
- ballet8
- beaten8
- bullae8
- bullet8
- butane8
- butene8
- enable8
- enamel8
- lament8
- mallee8
- mallet8
- mantel8
- mantle8
- melena8
- mental8
- muleta8
- mullen8
- mullet8
- nebula8
- nebule8
- unable8
- unbale8
- unbelt8
- unmeet8
- untame8
- balm8
- beam8
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