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Antedates

a 1n 1t 1e 1d 2a 1t 1e 1s 1

About 3 syllables

verb · 9 letters · Less common · third-person singular form of antedate

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

What does antedates mean?

verb

  1. be earlier in time; go back further

    “Stone tools precede bronze tools”

    Synonymspredateprecedeforegoforgoantecede

  2. establish something as being earlier relative to something else

    Synonymspredateforedate

Definitions shown for antedate, the base form of antedates.

Is ANTEDATES 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 ANTEDATES worth?

Scrabble

10 pts
a 1n 1t 1e 1d 2a 1t 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

11 pts
a 1n 2t 1e 1d 2a 1t 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

10 pts
a 1n 1t 1e 1d 2a 1t 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

10 pts
a 1n 1t 1e 1d 2a 1t 1e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in ANTEDATES

Words that end like ANTEDATES

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

dedicatesgeneratesindicatesirritatesisolatesoperatescomplicatesactivatesadvocatesallocatesautomatesdominatesestimatesmotivatesnominatespopulatesseparatessimulatestoleratescalculatescandidatescelebratescirculatesdesignates
All words ending in -ATES

Antedates: quick answers

Is ANTEDATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. ANTEDATES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 10 points before board bonuses.
How many points is ANTEDATES worth?
ANTEDATES scores 10 points in Scrabble, 11 in Words With Friends, 10 in Wordfeud and 10 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does antedates mean?
antedates is the third-person singular form of antedate, which means “be earlier in time”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in ANTEDATES?
You can make 261 shorter words from ANTEDATES, such as ANTEDATE, ANSATED, ATTENDS, DENTATE. See the full list.