What does ANCIENT mean?

Pronunciation
/ˈeɪntʃənt/
Letters
7
Scrabble score
9
Words With Friends score
12
How common
Common

Meaning

adjective

  1. belonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire“ancient history”
  2. very old“an ancient mariner”

noun

  1. a very old person
  2. a person who lived in ancient times

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

ancienter11ancientest12

Anagrams of ANCIENT

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside ANCIENT

73 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

anti4 cant6 cent6 neat4 nice6 nine4 ace5 act5 ate3can5 cat5 eat3 ice5 inn3 net3 tan3 tea3 ten3 tie3 tin3 ai2 an2at2 en2 et2in2 it2na2ne2ta2

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Questions

Is ANCIENT a valid word in word games?

ANCIENT is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is ANCIENT worth?

ANCIENT is worth 9 points with Scrabble letter values and 12 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from ANCIENT?

73 other words, including IN, IT, AT and AN.