ANTE is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. ANTE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANTE?
| 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 ANTE is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 8.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANTE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ANTE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in ANTE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,009.
What stands out about ANTE
- The same 4 tiles also spell 4 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 ANTE mean in Scrabble?
noun
The sum of money that each player must put into the pool before a hand of poker or a similar card game begins.
Before the cards are dealt, every player at the table matches the agreed ante, and the combined antes and later bets form the pot that the winner eventually takes. The word is also used loosely outside cards, as in raising the ante for something demanded up front.
How ANTE is used
Common in card-game contexts; also used figuratively for money required upfront.
- Each player tossed a dollar ante into the pot before the deal.
- The dealer would not deal a hand until every ante was on the table.
- Raising the ante forced two players to fold immediately.
- House rules fixed the ante at a fixed small coin each round.
- He complained that the ante was too high for a friendly game.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANTE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ANTE
The 4 tiles of ANTE in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with ANTE
Showing 24 of 89 words that begin with ANTE.
Words ending in ANTE
Showing 24 of 35 words that end in ANTE. Useful as a back hook: play ANTE onto a word already on the board.
Words with ANTE inside
Showing 24 of 274 words that contain ANTE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ANTE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ANTE
Common questions about ANTE
- Is ANTE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANTE, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANTE worth?
- ANTE is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANTE mean?
- The sum of money that each player must put into the pool before a hand of poker or a similar card game begins.
- What letters can be added to ANTE?
- ANTE takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of ANTE:
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