ANCIENTS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ANCIENTS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANCIENTS?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANCIENTS is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANCIENTS
No single letter turns ANCIENTS into another word.
How ANCIENTS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ANCIENTS, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANCIENTS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ANCIENTS
- The same 8 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ANCIENTS mean in Scrabble?
ANCIENTS is the plural of ANCIENT.
ANCIENT(adjective) — Belonging to the very distant past, or extremely old.
Anagrams of ANCIENTS
The 8 tiles of ANCIENTS in a different order — 3 found.
Shorter words from the letters in ANCIENTS
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Common questions about ANCIENTS
- Is ANCIENTS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANCIENTS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANCIENTS worth?
- ANCIENTS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ANCIENTS?
- No single letter can be added to ANCIENTS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ANCIENTS:
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