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Ascendent

a 1s 1c 3e 1n 1d 2e 1n 1t 1

About 3 syllables

noun · adjective · 9 letters · Rare

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

What does ascendent mean?

noun

  1. position or state of being dominant or in control

    “that idea was in the ascendant”

    Synonymsascendant

  2. someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)

    Synonymsancestorascendantantecedentroot

adjective

  1. tending or directed upward

    “rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage"- John Ruskin”

    Synonymsascendantascensive

  2. most powerful or important or influential

    “the economically ascendant class”

    Synonymsascendantdominating

Is ASCENDENT 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 ASCENDENT worth?

Scrabble

12 pts
a 1s 1c 3e 1n 1d 2e 1n 1t 1

Words With Friends

15 pts
a 1s 1c 4e 1n 2d 2e 1n 2t 1

Wordfeud

13 pts
a 1s 1c 4e 1n 1d 2e 1n 1t 1

NYT Crossplay

12 pts
a 1s 1c 3e 1n 1d 2e 1n 1t 1

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

Words from the letters in ASCENDENT

Anagrams 1

tendances

Hooks for ASCENDENT

Add one letter to the front or back of ASCENDENT to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

ascendents

Words that end like ASCENDENT

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

dependentresplendentindependentinterdependentsuperintendent
All words ending in -ENDENT

Ascendent: quick answers

Is ASCENDENT a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. ASCENDENT 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 ASCENDENT worth?
ASCENDENT scores 12 points in Scrabble, 15 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 ascendent mean?
As a noun, ascendent means “position or state of being dominant or in control”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in ASCENDENT?
You can make 337 shorter words from ASCENDENT, such as SCANDENT, TENDANCE, CANDENT, CANTEENS. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of ASCENDENT?
ASCENDENT rearranges into TENDANCES.