ANTECESSOR is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ANTECESSOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANTECESSOR?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANTECESSOR is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANTECESSOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
antecessorsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ANTECESSOR scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ANTECESSOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANTECESSOR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ANTECESSOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
formalrare
A person who went before another, such as a predecessor in an office or an earlier owner.
Antecessor is a rare and slightly stiff alternative to predecessor, used for someone who held a post or property before you. In Roman law it also named a teacher of law, and the word keeps a historical tone.
How ANTECESSOR is used
Rare; found in legal, historical and formal writing.
- He praised the work of his antecessor in the post.
- The estate passed from the antecessor to the heir.
- An antecessor of the college had founded the library.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANTECESSOR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ANTECESSOR
1 longer words begin with ANTECESSOR.
Shorter words from the letters in ANTECESSOR
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Common questions about ANTECESSOR
- Is ANTECESSOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANTECESSOR, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANTECESSOR worth?
- ANTECESSOR is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANTECESSOR mean?
- A person who went before another, such as a predecessor in an office or an earlier owner.
- What letters can be added to ANTECESSOR?
- ANTECESSOR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ANTECESSOR:
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