Is ANTERIORITY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ANTERIORITY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ANTERIORITY mean?
- noun
the quality of being in front or (in lower animals) toward the head
- noun
preceding in time
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
—
Words With Friends
11
Letters
A (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + O (1) + R (1) + I (1) + T (1) + Y (4) = 14 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 ANTERIORITY
ANTERIORITY 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 ANTERIORITY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- itinerary12
- attorney11
- tertiary11
- retiary10
- ternary10
- trinary10
- trinity10
- iteration9
- aroynt9
- artery9
- entity9
- nitery9
- notary9
- ornery9
- rarity9
- rotary9
- tetany9
- treaty9
- tyrant9
- yarner9
- yatter9
- yttria9
- anterior8
- antiriot8
- interior8
- irritant8
- irritate8
- nitrator8
- retirant8
- tentoria8
- atony8
- entry8
- eyrir8
- irony8
- natty8
- netty8
- nitty8
- onery8
- rainy8
- ratty8
- rayon8
- retry8
- tarry8
- tarty8
- teary8
- tenty8
- terry8
- tiyin8
- toney8
- toyer8
- tryna8
- yarer8
- yearn8
- yenta8
- inertia7
- intreat7
- introit7
- ironier7
- iterant7
- nattier7
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