ANCIENTLY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. ANCIENTLY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANCIENTLY?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANCIENTLY is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANCIENTLY
No single letter turns ANCIENTLY into another word.
How ANCIENTLY scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ANCIENTLY, 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 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANCIENTLY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ANCIENTLY mean in Scrabble?
ANCIENTLY is the adverb formed from ANCIENT.
ANCIENT(adjective) — Belonging to the very distant past, or extremely old.
Shorter words from the letters in ANCIENTLY
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Common questions about ANCIENTLY
- Is ANCIENTLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANCIENTLY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANCIENTLY worth?
- ANCIENTLY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ANCIENTLY?
- No single letter can be added to ANCIENTLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ANCIENTLY:
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