Is ANTECEDING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ANTECEDING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ANTECEDING mean?
Anteceding 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
14
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
A (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + C (3) + E (1) + D (2) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 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 ANTECEDING
ANTECEDING 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 ANTECEDING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- decanting13
- agenetic11
- decennia11
- enacting11
- enneadic11
- incanted11
- incented11
- indecent11
- tangence11
- tendance11
- dancing11
- encaged11
- incaged11
- candent10
- canting10
- enacted10
- enticed10
- genetic10
- ceding10
- antigene9
- agented9
- ancient9
- canteen9
- deaning9
- denting9
- engined9
- needing9
- negated9
- tending9
- acting9
- cadent9
- caning9
- canned9
- canted9
- cnidae9
- dacite9
- decane9
- decani9
- decant9
- deceit9
- decent9
- edenic9
- encage9
- incage9
- cadge9
- caged9
- adenine8
- anteing8
- antigen8
- dentine8
- gentian8
- acetin8
- canine8
- cannie8
- centai8
- cetane8
- dating8
- enatic8
- encina8
- ending8
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