Is ANTICIPATED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ANTICIPATED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ANTICIPATED mean?
- adjective
expected hopefully
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
11
Letters
A (1) + N (1) + T (1) + I (1) + C (3) + I (1) + P (3) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 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 ANTICIPATED
ANTICIPATED 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 ANTICIPATED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- anticipate14
- capitated14
- captained14
- pedantic13
- patinated12
- apatetic12
- capitate12
- pancetta12
- pittance12
- pandect12
- actinide11
- ctenidia11
- indicate11
- nictated11
- patinaed11
- captain11
- picante11
- adipic11
- depict11
- endcap11
- actiniae10
- patinate10
- aecidia10
- antacid10
- depaint10
- dictate10
- identic10
- incited10
- painted10
- patined10
- pintada10
- tincted10
- apneic10
- canape10
- capita10
- captan10
- catnap10
- catnip10
- incept10
- pectin10
- pianic10
- tipcat10
- caped10
- paced10
- attained9
- actinia9
- apatite9
- nictate9
- patient9
- patinae9
- tetanic9
- titanic9
- acedia9
- cadent9
- canted9
- catted9
- citied9
- cnidae9
- dacite9
- decani9
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