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
8
Scrabble
9
Words With Friends
8
Letters
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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