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Ancient

/ˈeɪn.ʃənt/

Scrabble:9 ptsWWF:12 pts7 letters
Definition of Ancient

noun

  1. A person who is very old.
  2. A person who lived in ancient times.
  3. One of the senior members of the Inns of Court or of Chancery.
  4. A senior; an elder; a predecessor.

adjective

  1. Having lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of great age, very old.

    "an ancient city  an ancient forest"

  2. Existent or occurring in time long past, usually in remote ages; belonging to or associated with antiquity; old, as opposed to modern.

    "an ancient author  an ancient empire"

  3. (history) Relating to antiquity as a primarily European historical period; the time before the Middle Ages.
  4. Experienced; versed.
  5. Former; sometime.
Anagrams of Ancient

No exact anagrams found for "ancient". This word has a unique letter combination.

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "ancient" and rearranging:

+aantiacne
+dincanted
+genacting
+sancientscanniestinsectaninstance
+uuncinate
Related Word Patterns
AN...Words starting with "an"...NTWords ending with "nt"All 7-letter wordsUnscramble "ancient"
Synonyms & Antonyms
Letter Values
a1
n1
c3
i1
e1
n1
t1

Total: 9 Scrabble points

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Find Anagrams of "ancient"All 7-Letter WordsWords Starting With "A"
Rhymes With Ancient
abandonmentabasementabashmentabatementabducentaberrantabetmentabeyantabhorrentabluentabolishmentabortifacient
Related 7-Letter Words
aarrghhabaloneabandonabasersabashedabashesabasiasabasingabatersabatingabatorsabattisabaxialabaxileabbotcy

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Ancient"

Ancient is a 7-letter word that scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Ancient" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "ancient" is a low-scoring word.