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Ancestries

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noun · 10 letters · Common · plural of ancestry

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

What does ancestries mean?

noun

  1. the descendants of one individual

    “his entire lineage has been warriors”

    Synonymslineagelineline of descentdescentbloodline

  2. inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline

    Synonymslineagederivationfiliation

Definitions shown for ancestry, the base form of ancestries.

Is ANCESTRIES 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 ANCESTRIES worth?

Scrabble

12 pts
a 1n 1c 3e 1s 1t 1r 1i 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

14 pts
a 1n 2c 4e 1s 1t 1r 1i 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

13 pts
a 1n 1c 4e 1s 1t 1r 1i 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

12 pts
a 1n 1c 3e 1s 1t 1r 1i 1e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in ANCESTRIES

Anagrams 1

resistance

Words that end like ANCESTRIES

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

tapestries
All words ending in -ESTRIES

Ancestries: quick answers

Is ANCESTRIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. ANCESTRIES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 12 points before board bonuses.
How many points is ANCESTRIES worth?
ANCESTRIES scores 12 points in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends, 13 in Wordfeud and 12 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does ancestries mean?
ancestries is the plural of ancestry, which means “the descendants of one individual”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in ANCESTRIES?
You can make 1142 shorter words from ANCESTRIES, such as CANISTERS, CENTIARES, CINEASTES, CISTERNAE. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of ANCESTRIES?
ANCESTRIES rearranges into RESISTANCE.