Is ANTECEDED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ANTECEDED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ANTECEDED mean?
Anteceded is a form of ANTECEDE.
- verb
be earlier in time; go back further
“Stone tools precede bronze tools”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
9
Letters
A (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + C (3) + E (1) + D (2) + E (1) + D (2) = 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 ANTECEDED
ANTECEDED 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 ANTECEDED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- decadent12
- decanted12
- decedent12
- antecede11
- enacted10
- danced10
- decade10
- cadent9
- canted9
- decane9
- decant9
- decent9
- ceded9
- cetane8
- deaden8
- deaned8
- dented8
- needed8
- tenace8
- tended8
- acned8
- acted8
- cadet8
- caned8
- dance8
- decan8
- anteed7
- dated7
- enact7
- ended7
- aced7
- cade7
- cede7
- dace7
- anted6
- acne6
- cane6
- cant6
- cate6
- cent6
- cete6
- dead6
- deed6
- tace6
- cad6
- eaten5
- enate5
- date5
- dean5
- deet5
- dene5
- dent5
- need5
- teed5
- tend5
- ace5
- act5
- add5
- can5
- cat5
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