Is ANTEDILUVIAN a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ANTEDILUVIAN is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ANTEDILUVIAN mean?
- noun
any of the early patriarchs who lived prior to the Noachian deluge
- noun
a very old person
- adjective
of or relating to the period before the biblical flood
“antediluvian man”
- adjective
so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
“a ramshackle antediluvian tenement”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
12
Letters
A (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + D (2) + I (1) + L (1) + U (1) + V (4) + I (1) + A (1) + N (1) = 16 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 ANTEDILUVIAN
Single letters that turn ANTEDILUVIAN into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from ANTEDILUVIAN
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- invalidate14
- laudative13
- uninvited13
- univalent12
- auditive12
- dilative12
- dilutive12
- diluvian12
- divalent12
- validate12
- valuated12
- vanitied12
- aventail11
- vituline11
- anviled11
- availed11
- aviated11
- datival11
- deviant11
- diluvia11
- invalid11
- invited11
- unlived11
- vaulted11
- vaunted11
- vedalia11
- vidalia11
- annulated10
- invital10
- unitive10
- valiant10
- valuate10
- vauntie10
- ventail10
- advent10
- avidin10
- dative10
- divine10
- invade10
- navaid10
- vailed10
- valued10
- vandal10
- vanned10
- vialed10
- vulned10
- antialien9
- dentalia9
- dentinal9
- induline9
- inundate9
- unnailed9
- alevin9
- alvine9
- avaunt9
- aviate9
- eluvia9
- invent9
- invite9
- levant9
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