ANTES is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points

Yes. ANTES 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 ANTES?

Word power: 34 / 100

Our own measure of how useful ANTES is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for ANTES

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.

How ANTES scores

Face value of the 5 tiles in ANTES, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,841.

What stands out about ANTES

• The same 5 tiles also spell 5 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

Anagrams of ANTES

The 5 tiles of ANTES in a different order — 5 found.

Words ending in ANTES

Showing 24 of 32 words that end in ANTES. Useful as a back hook: play ANTES onto a word already on the board.

Words with ANTES inside

7 words contain ANTES in the middle. Words that start with ANTES are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.

Shorter words from the letters in ANTES

Showing 40 of 72. See all in the Word Finder

Common questions about ANTES

Is ANTES valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANTES, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is ANTES worth?

ANTES is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to ANTES?

ANTES takes 2 hooks: 2 in front and 0 at the end.