ANTECEDENCE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points

Yes. ANTECEDENCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.

Which word lists accept ANTECEDENCE?

Word power: 35 / 100

Our own measure of how useful ANTECEDENCE is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for ANTECEDENCE

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How ANTECEDENCE scores

Face value of the 11 tiles in ANTECEDENCE, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANTECEDENCE has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about ANTECEDENCE

• The letter E appears four times in ANTECEDENCE.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with ANTECEDENCE

1 longer words begin with ANTECEDENCE.

Shorter words from the letters in ANTECEDENCE

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Common questions about ANTECEDENCE

Is ANTECEDENCE valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANTECEDENCE, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is ANTECEDENCE worth?

ANTECEDENCE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to ANTECEDENCE?

ANTECEDENCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.