Is ANTEDATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ANTEDATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ANTEDATES mean?
Antedates is a form of ANTEDATE.
- verb
be earlier in time; go back further
“Stone tools precede bronze tools”
- verb
establish something as being earlier relative to something else
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 10
- Words With Friends
- 11
- Letters
- 9
A (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + D (2) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 10 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 ANTEDATES
ANTEDATES 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 ANTEDATES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- antedate9
- ansated8
- attends8
- dentate8
- detents8
- estated8
- standee8
- neatest7
- adnate7
- anteed7
- attend7
- detent7
- detest7
- nested7
- netted7
- seated7
- sedate7
- staned7
- stated7
- tasted7
- teased7
- teated7
- tensed7
- tented7
- tested7
- ansate6
- enates6
- estate6
- sateen6
- senate6
- tenets6
- testae6
- aedes6
- anted6
- atted6
- dates6
- deans6
- deets6
- denes6
- dense6
- dents6
- eased6
- nadas6
- needs6
- saned6
- sated6
- sedan6
- stade6
- stand6
- stead6
- steed6
- tased6
- tends6
- tsade6
- ansae5
- antae5
- antas5
- antes5
- eaten5
- enate5
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