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Antedating

a 1n 1t 1e 1d 2a 1t 1i 1n 1g 2

About 4 syllables

verb · 10 letters · Less common · present participle of antedate

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

What does antedating 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 antedating.

Is ANTEDATING 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 ANTEDATING worth?

Scrabble

12 pts
a 1n 1t 1e 1d 2a 1t 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

15 pts
a 1n 2t 1e 1d 2a 1t 1i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

13 pts
a 1n 1t 1e 1d 2a 1t 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

14 pts
a 1n 1t 1e 1d 2a 1t 1i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in ANTEDATING

Words that end like ANTEDATING

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

dedicatinggeneratingirritatingisolatingoperatingcomplicatingactivatingadvocatingallocatingautomatingdominatingestimatingindicatingmotivatingnominatingpopulatingseparatingsimulatingtoleratingcalculatingcelebratingcirculatingdesignatingdevastating
All words ending in -ATING

Antedating: quick answers

Is ANTEDATING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. ANTEDATING 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 ANTEDATING worth?
ANTEDATING scores 12 points in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends, 13 in Wordfeud and 14 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does antedating mean?
antedating is the present participle 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 ANTEDATING?
You can make 288 shorter words from ANTEDATING, such as ATTENDING, AGITATED, INDAGATE, ATTAINED. See the full list.