Is ANTECEDENTLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ANTECEDENTLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ANTECEDENTLY mean?
- adverb
at an earlier time or formerly
“she had previously lived in Chicago”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
12
Letters
A (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + C (3) + E (1) + D (2) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 18 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 ANTECEDENTLY
ANTECEDENTLY 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 ANTECEDENTLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- acetylene14
- cayenned14
- decently14
- tendency14
- antecedent13
- dentately13
- delectate12
- tentacled12
- cayenne12
- latency12
- lyncean12
- tenancy12
- clayed12
- dactyl12
- dancey12
- antecede11
- lanceted11
- tendance11
- tendence11
- acetyl11
- candy11
- decay11
- yclad11
- tentacle10
- candent10
- cleaned10
- cleated10
- elected10
- enacted10
- enlaced10
- layette10
- adenyl10
- yeaned10
- yeeted10
- yenned10
- canny10
- canty10
- catty10
- lacey10
- lycea10
- lycee10
- talcy10
- attendee9
- edentate9
- neatened9
- talented9
- telneted9
- tenanted9
- canteen9
- cadent9
- candle9
- canned9
- canted9
- catted9
- decane9
- decant9
- decent9
- detect9
- eyelet9
- lanced9
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