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Ancestrally

a 1n 1c 3e 1s 1t 1r 1a 1l 1l 1y 4

About 4 syllables

adjective · 11 letters · Uncommon · adverb form of ancestral

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does ancestrally mean?

adjective

  1. inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent

    “ancestral home”

    Synonymshereditarypatrimonialtransmissible

  2. of or belonging to or inherited from an ancestor

Definitions shown for ancestral, the base form of ancestrally.

Is ANCESTRALLY a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is ANCESTRALLY worth?

Scrabble

16 pts
a 1n 1c 3e 1s 1t 1r 1a 1l 1l 1y 4

Words With Friends

19 pts
a 1n 2c 4e 1s 1t 1r 1a 1l 2l 2y 3

Wordfeud

17 pts
a 1n 1c 4e 1s 1t 1r 1a 1l 1l 1y 4

NYT Crossplay

18 pts
a 1n 1c 3e 1s 1t 1r 1a 1l 2l 2y 4

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in ANCESTRALLY

Words that end like ANCESTRALLY

Common words that share the ending -ALLY, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

All words ending in -ALLY

Ancestrally: quick answers

Is ANCESTRALLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. ANCESTRALLY is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 16 points before board bonuses.
How many points is ANCESTRALLY worth?
ANCESTRALLY scores 16 points in Scrabble, 19 in Words With Friends, 17 in Wordfeud and 18 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does ancestrally mean?
ancestrally is the adverb form of ancestral, which means “inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in ANCESTRALLY?
You can make 1006 shorter words from ANCESTRALLY, such as ACRYLATES, ALLEYCATS, CATALYSER, CENTRALLY. See the full list.