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
- Scrabble
- 16
- Words With Friends
- 21
- Letters
- 12
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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