Is ANTITHESIS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ANTITHESIS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ANTITHESIS mean?
- noun
exact opposite
“his theory is the antithesis of mine”
- noun
the juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
10
Letters
A (1) + N (1) + T (1) + I (1) + T (1) + H (4) + E (1) + S (1) + I (1) + S (1) = 13 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 ANTITHESIS
ANTITHESIS 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 ANTITHESIS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- anthesis11
- atheists11
- hastiest11
- hesitant11
- shanties11
- sheitans11
- shiniest11
- shinties11
- staithes11
- sthenias11
- stithies11
- ashiest10
- atheist10
- hastens10
- hessian10
- shantis10
- sheitan10
- shenais10
- sithens10
- snathes10
- staithe10
- sthenia10
- tahinis10
- theists10
- satiniest9
- ashine9
- haints9
- hanses9
- hasten9
- hastes9
- heists9
- saithe9
- shanti9
- shenai9
- shiest9
- shines9
- shites9
- snathe9
- snaths9
- tahini9
- tenths9
- thanes9
- theins9
- theist9
- thesis9
- thetas9
- tithes9
- antsiest8
- instates8
- isatines8
- nastiest8
- sanities8
- sanitise8
- satinets8
- teniasis8
- titaness8
- ashen8
- ashes8
- haets8
- haint8
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