ANTAE is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. ANTAE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANTAE?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANTAE is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 8.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANTAE
No single letter turns ANTAE into another word.
How ANTAE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ANTAE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,841.
What does ANTAE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The thickened, pilaster-like wall ends that flank a doorway or portico in classical architecture, plural of anta.
Antae are formed by deliberately thickening a wall at its end and finishing the surface to resemble a shallow pilaster, framing an entrance in Greek and Roman buildings. A temple built with columns set between such wall ends is described in architectural terms as being in antis. The word is specialised and appears almost exclusively in descriptions of classical or classically inspired buildings.
How ANTAE is used
A specialised architectural term, used mainly by historians and architects describing temples and other classical buildings.
- The temple's antae framed the narrow entrance.
- Two columns stood between the antae at the porch.
- The guidebook pointed out the carved antae on either side.
- Restorers repaired the crumbling antae at the corners.
- The floor plan shows the antae projecting slightly from the wall.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANTAE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words ending in ANTAE
1 words end in ANTAE. Useful as a back hook: play ANTAE onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in ANTAE
Common questions about ANTAE
- Is ANTAE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANTAE, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANTAE worth?
- ANTAE is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANTAE mean?
- The thickened, pilaster-like wall ends that flank a doorway or portico in classical architecture, plural of anta.
- What letters can be added to ANTAE?
- No single letter can be added to ANTAE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ANTAE:
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