ANCIENT is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ANCIENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANCIENT?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANCIENT is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANCIENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ancientsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ANCIENT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ANCIENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 91,493.
What does ANCIENT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Belonging to the very distant past, or extremely old.
Ancient often points to civilisations such as Greece or Egypt, but people also use it playfully for things merely old. As a noun it can mean a very old person.
How ANCIENT is used
Ancient is used of history, objects and, humorously, of people or devices that seem very old.
- They explored an ancient temple in the desert.
- His car was positively ancient.
- Scholars study ancient languages.
- The ancient oak had survived many storms.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANCIENT and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ANCIENT
8 longer words begin with ANCIENT.
Shorter words from the letters in ANCIENT
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Common questions about ANCIENT
- Is ANCIENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANCIENT, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANCIENT worth?
- ANCIENT is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANCIENT mean?
- Belonging to the very distant past, or extremely old.
- What letters can be added to ANCIENT?
- ANCIENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ANCIENT:
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