Is ANTENATAL a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ANTENATAL is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ANTENATAL mean?
- adjective
occurring or existing before birth
“the prenatal period”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
9
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
9
Letters
A (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + N (1) + A (1) + T (1) + A (1) + L (1) = 9 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 ANTENATAL
ANTENATAL 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 ANTENATAL
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- lantana7
- tannate7
- tetanal7
- anneal6
- lanate6
- latent6
- latten6
- natant6
- talent6
- tenant6
- alane5
- alant5
- alate5
- anent5
- annal5
- antae5
- laten5
- latte5
- leant5
- natal5
- alae4
- alan4
- anal4
- anna4
- anta4
- ante4
- elan4
- etna4
- lane4
- late4
- lean4
- lent4
- naan4
- nala4
- nana4
- neat4
- nett4
- tael4
- tala4
- tale4
- tate4
- teal4
- teat4
- tela4
- tent4
- aal3
- ala3
- ale3
- alt3
- ana3
- ane3
- ant3
- ate3
- att3
- eat3
- eta3
- lat3
- lea3
- let3
- nae3
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