Is ANTERIOR a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ANTERIOR is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 8 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ANTERIOR mean?
- adjective
of or near the head end or toward the front plane of a body
- noun
a tooth situated at the front of the mouth
“his malocclusion was caused by malposed anteriors”
- adjective
earlier in time
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 8
- Words With Friends
- 9
- Letters
- 8
A (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + O (1) + R (1) = 8 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 ANTERIOR
ANTERIOR 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 ANTERIOR
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- retrain7
- terrain7
- trainer7
- aroint6
- artier6
- atoner6
- errant6
- irater6
- ironer6
- norite6
- oatier6
- orient6
- ornate6
- ranter6
- ratine6
- ration6
- retain6
- retina6
- retorn6
- rioter6
- tonier6
- airer5
- antre5
- atone5
- entia5
- inert5
- inter5
- intro5
- irate5
- irone5
- niter5
- nitre5
- nitro5
- noria5
- noter5
- oaten5
- oater5
- orate5
- rater5
- ratio5
- reran5
- retia5
- retro5
- riant5
- tarre5
- tenia5
- tenor5
- terai5
- terra5
- tinea5
- toner5
- train5
- trier5
- trine5
- trona5
- trone5
- aeon4
- aero4
- airn4
- airt4
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