ANCESTORS

9 letters, 11 points in Scrabble, 3 vowels

What ANCESTORS Means

ANCESTORS is a form of ANCESTOR, which means:

noun: someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)

Similar words

ASCENDANT ASCENDENT ANTECEDENT ROOT

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

ANCESTORS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 11 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as A1 N1 C3 E1 S1 T1 O1 R1 S1.

Anagrams of ANCESTORS (2)

Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.

SARCONETS SORTANCES

Words Made From The Letters In ANCESTORS

788 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

8 letter words (18)

ANCESTOR ASSENTOR COARSENS COARSEST COASTERS CONSTERS CONTESSA COSTEANS CRANTSES CRESTONS ENACTORS NARCOSES SANTEROS SARCONET SENATORS SORTANCE STARNOSE TREASONS

7 letter words (61)

6 letter words (178)

ACORNS ACROSS ACTONS ACTORS ANTRES ARSENO ARSONS ASCENT ASCOTS ASSENT ASSERT ASSORT ASTERN ASTERS ASTONE ATONER ATONES CANERS CANOER CANOES CANSOS CANTER CANTOR CANTOS CARESS CARETS CARNET CARONS CARSES CARTES CARTON CASERN CASTER CASTES CASTOR CATERS CENSOR CENTAS CENTOS CENTRA CESTAS CESTOS COARSE COASTS COATER COATES CONTES CONTRA CORNEA CORNET CORSES CORSET COSETS COSSET COSTAE COSTAR COSTER COSTES COTANS CRANES CRANTS CRASES CRATES CRATON CREANT CRENAS CRESTA CRESTS CRONES CRONET CROSSE EARCON ENACTS ESCARS ESCOTS ESTOCS ESTROS NACRES NAOSES NARCOS NECTAR NESTOR NOSERS NOTERS OATERS OCEANS OCTANE OCTANS ONCERS ONSETS ORANTS ORATES ORNATE OSCARS OSETRA RACONS RANCES REACTS REASON REASTS RECANT RECAST RECOAT RECONS RECTOS RESTOS ROASTS ROATES RONTES ROSACE ROSETS ROTANS SANEST SANTOS SARSEN SCANTS SCARES SCARTS SCENAS SCENTS SCONES SCORES SCORNS SCORSE SCOTER SCRAES SCRANS SCRATS SCROTA SEASON SECANT SECTOR SENORA SENORS SENSOR SERACS SERONS SEROSA SESTON SETONS SNARES SNASTE SNORES SNORTS SOARES SONARS SONCES SOREST SORTES STANCE STANES STARES STARNS STEANS STEARS STENOS STERNA STERNS STONER STONES STORES STRAES TANREC TAROCS TASERS TENORS TENSOR TONERS TORANS TORSES TOSSEN TRACES TRANCE TRANSE TRONAS TRONCS TRONES TSORES

5 letter words (234)

ACERS ACNES ACORN ACRES ACTON ACTOR AEONS AEROS ANTES ANTRE ARCOS ARETS AROSE ARSON ASCOT ASSET ASSOT ASTER ATOCS ATONE CANER CANES CANOE CANSO CANST CANTO CANTS CARES CARET CARNS CARON CARSE CARTE CARTS CASES CASTE CASTS CATER CATES CENTO CENTS CEROS CERTS CESTA COAST COATE COATS CONES CONTE CORES CORNS CORSE COSES COSET COSTA COSTE COSTS COTAN COTES CRANE CRANS CRASS CRATE CRENA CRESS CREST CRONE CROSS CROST EARNS EARST EASTS ENACT ESCAR ESCOT ESTOC ESTRO ETNAS NACRE NARCO NARCS NARES NATES NEARS NEATS NERTS NESTS NOSER NOSES NOTER NOTES OASES OASTS OATEN OATER OCEAN OCREA OCTAN OCTAS ONCER ONCES ONCET ONERS ONSET ORANT ORATE ORCAS OSCAR RACES RACON RANCE RANTS RASES RASSE RATES RATOS REACT REANS REAST RECON RECTA RECTO RENTS RESAT RESTO RESTS ROANS ROAST ROATE RONES RONTE RONTS ROSES ROSET ROSTS ROTAN ROTAS ROTES SANER SANES SANTO SANTS SAROS SASER SATES SCANS SCANT SCARE SCARS SCART SCATS SCEAT SCENA SCENT SCONE SCORE SCORN SCOTS SCRAE SCRAN SCRAT SEANS SEARS SEATS SECTS SENAS SENOR SENSA SENTS SERAC SERON SETON SNARE SNARS SNORE SNORT SNOTS SOARE SOARS SOCAS SONAR SONCE SONES SONSE SORAS SORES SORNS SORTA SORTS STANE STARE STARN STARS STEAN STEAR STENO STENS STERN STOAE STOAS STONE STORE STRAE TACES TACOS TARES TARNS TAROC TAROS TASER TASSE TEARS TENOR TERAS TERNS TOEAS TONER TONES TORAN TORAS TORCS TORES TORSE TOSAS TOSES TRACE TRANS TRASS TRESS TRONA TRONC TRONE TRONS TSARS

4 letter words (186)

3 letter words (88)

ACE ACT ANE ANS ANT ARC ARE ARS ART ATE ATS CAN CAR CAT CON COR COS COT EAN EAR EAS EAT ECO ENS EON ERA ERN ERS ESS EST ETA NAE NAS NAT NET NOR NOS NOT OAR OAT OCA OES ONE ONS ORA ORC ORE ORS ORT OSE RAN RAS RAT REC REN REO RES RET ROC ROE ROT SAC SAE SAN SAR SAT SEA SEC SEN SER SET SOC SON SOS SOT TAE TAN TAO TAR TAS TEA TEC TEN TES TOC TOE TON TOR

2 letter words (23)

AE AN AR AS AT EA EN ER ES ET NA NE NO OE ON OR OS RE SO ST TA TE TO

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