ANTECEDENT is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. ANTECEDENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANTECEDENT?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANTECEDENT is to know. It scores 13 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANTECEDENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
antecedentsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ANTECEDENT scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ANTECEDENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANTECEDENT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ANTECEDENT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A thing or event that came before another, or the word that a pronoun refers back to.
In grammar the antecedent of "she" in a sentence is the woman named earlier. In history and logic the word covers earlier causes, forerunners and, in an "if" statement, the condition.
How ANTECEDENT is used
Used in grammar, logic and history; also in the plural for a person's ancestors.
- In this sentence the antecedent of the pronoun is the word "doctor".
- The invention had a surprising antecedent in a toy from ancient times.
- Historians searched for the antecedent of the war in earlier treaties.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANTECEDENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ANTECEDENT
2 longer words begin with ANTECEDENT.
Shorter words from the letters in ANTECEDENT
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Common questions about ANTECEDENT
- Is ANTECEDENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANTECEDENT, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANTECEDENT worth?
- ANTECEDENT is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANTECEDENT mean?
- A thing or event that came before another, or the word that a pronoun refers back to.
- What letters can be added to ANTECEDENT?
- ANTECEDENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ANTECEDENT:
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