ANCESTRY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. ANCESTRY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANCESTRY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANCESTRY is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANCESTRY
No single letter turns ANCESTRY into another word.
How ANCESTRY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ANCESTRY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANCESTRY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ANCESTRY
- All 8 letters of ANCESTRY are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ANCESTRY mean in Scrabble?
noun
The family line and earlier generations from which a person or group descends.
People study their ancestry through records, DNA tests and family stories. The word can also describe the background from which something developed, such as a breed of horse or an idea. It focuses on origin rather than on any single relative.
How ANCESTRY is used
Used for family origins and, more broadly, for the roots of anything that developed over time.
- She traced her ancestry back to a fishing village in Norway.
- A DNA test revealed a surprising mix in his ancestry.
- The breed has a noble ancestry stretching over four centuries.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANCESTRY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ANCESTRY
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Common questions about ANCESTRY
- Is ANCESTRY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANCESTRY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANCESTRY worth?
- ANCESTRY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANCESTRY mean?
- The family line and earlier generations from which a person or group descends.
- What letters can be added to ANCESTRY?
- No single letter can be added to ANCESTRY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ANCESTRY:
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