ANCESTRALS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. ANCESTRALS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ANCESTRALS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANCESTRALS is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANCESTRALS
No single letter turns ANCESTRALS into another word.
How ANCESTRALS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ANCESTRALS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANCESTRALS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in ANCESTRALS
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Common questions about ANCESTRALS
- Is ANCESTRALS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ANCESTRALS is not in it.
- How many points is ANCESTRALS worth?
- ANCESTRALS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ANCESTRALS?
- No single letter can be added to ANCESTRALS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ANCESTRALS:
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