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Is ANTECEDENTS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, ANTECEDENTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does ANTECEDENTS mean?

Antecedents is a form of ANTECEDENT.

  1. noun

    someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)

  2. noun

    a preceding occurrence or cause or event

  3. noun

    anything that precedes something similar in time

    “phrenology was an antecedent of modern neuroscience”

  4. 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

Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
17
Letters
11

A (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + C (3) + E (1) + D (2) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 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 ANTECEDENTS

ANTECEDENTS 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 ANTECEDENTS

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