Is ANTECEDENT a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ANTECEDENT is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ANTECEDENT mean?
- noun
someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
- noun
a preceding occurrence or cause or event
- noun
anything that precedes something similar in time
“phrenology was an antecedent of modern neuroscience”
- noun
the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
10
Letters
A (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + C (3) + E (1) + D (2) + E (1) + N (1) + T (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 ANTECEDENT
Single letters that turn ANTECEDENT into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from ANTECEDENT
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- antecede11
- tendance11
- tendence11
- candent10
- enacted10
- attendee9
- edentate9
- neatened9
- tenanted9
- canteen9
- cadent9
- canned9
- canted9
- catted9
- decane9
- decant9
- decent9
- detect9
- dentate8
- detente8
- cetane8
- tenace8
- acned8
- acted8
- cadet8
- caned8
- dance8
- decan8
- entente7
- anteed7
- attend7
- detent7
- ennead7
- netted7
- tanned7
- teated7
- tented7
- enact7
- tacet7
- tecta7
- aced7
- cade7
- cede7
- dace7
- neaten6
- tenant6
- anted6
- atted6
- acne6
- cane6
- cant6
- cate6
- cent6
- cete6
- tace6
- tact6
- cad6
- anent5
- eaten5
- enate5
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