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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

14

Scrabble

17

Words With Friends

11

Letters

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

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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