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.
a1n1c3e1s1t1r1y4
PlayableANCESTRY · 8 letters · 13 pts Scrabble · 14 pts WWF
13points in Scrabble
14points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
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
39WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.63
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%5.88%
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
Scrabble a1n1c3e1s1t1r1y4 13
Words with Friends a1n2c4e1s1t1r1y3 14
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
Shorter words from the letters in ANCESTRY
carneys12 crayest12 encraty12 nectary12 scenary12 sectary12 trancey12 traynes10 canters9 carnets9 nectars9 recants9 scanter9 tanrecs9 trances9 carney11 carsey11 centry11 creasy11 cytase11 encyst11 scanty11 scarey11 scraye11 scryne11 estray9 raynes9 reasty9 renays9 sarney9 satyre9 senary9 sentry9 stayer9 stayne9 stayre9 trayne9 tyrans9 yarest9 yearns9
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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 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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