Definition of ancestor

"ancestor" in the noun sense

1. ancestor, ascendant, ascendent, antecedent, root

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

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Quotations for ancestor

O majestic night! nature's great ancestor! [ Young ]

The ancestor of every action is a thought. [ Emerson ]

He is no great heir that inherits not his ancestor's virtue. [ Proverb ]

ancestor in Scrabble®

The word ancestor is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 10

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters ancestor:

ANCESTOR
(99)
ANCESTOR
(99)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (19 words)

atoners, canoers, canters, cantors, cartons, coarsen, coaster, corneas, cornets, cratons, enactor, nectars, octanes, recants, recoats, scanter, senator, trances, treason

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word ancestor

ANCESTOR
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ANCESTOR
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In ancestor

ANCESTOR
(99)
ANCESTOR
(99)
ENACTOR
(86 = 36 + 50)
CORNEAS
(86 = 36 + 50)
CARTONS
(86 = 36 + 50)
ENACTOR
(86 = 36 + 50)
OCTANES
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COARSEN
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SCANTER
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CANTORS
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COARSEN
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CORNEAS
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CANTORS
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CARTONS
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CANTERS
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NECTARS
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COASTER
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COASTER
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CANTERS
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RECOATS
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NECTARS
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RECANTS
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CRATONS
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CORNETS
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CRATONS
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OCTANES
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CORNETS
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CANOERS
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TRANCES
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RECOATS
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SCANTER
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ENACTOR
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TRANCES
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CANOERS
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RECANTS
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COARSEN
(80 = 30 + 50)
OCTANES
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RECOATS
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NECTARS
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TRANCES
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COASTER
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RECOATS
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COASTER
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OCTANES
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RECANTS
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COASTER
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TRANCES
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CANTORS
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CANTERS
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NECTARS
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RECANTS
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CANOERS
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CORNETS
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RECANTS
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CANTORS
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ENACTOR
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NECTARS
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CANTERS
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NECTARS
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COARSEN
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NECTARS
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COASTER
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CRATONS
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CANTERS
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TRANCES
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COARSEN
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CANOERS
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TRANCES
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TRANCES
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CANOERS
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CANOERS
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COARSEN
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CANTERS
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TRANCES
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CRATONS
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OCTANES
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CANOERS
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COASTER
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NECTARS
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CRATONS
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TRANCES
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CANOERS
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OCTANES
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NECTARS
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TRANCES
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COASTER
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ENACTOR
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CARTONS
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ATONERS
(78 = 28 + 50)
TREASON
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SENATOR
(78 = 28 + 50)
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(77 = 27 + 50)
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RECANTS
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RECOATS
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RECOATS
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SENATOR
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TREASON
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CORNETS
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CARTONS
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TRANCES
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NECTARS
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CANOERS
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RECANTS
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CANOERS
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TREASON
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SCANTER
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SENATOR
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ancestor in Words With Friends™

The word ancestor is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 12

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters ancestor:

CANTORS
(104 = 69 + 35)
CANOERS
(104 = 69 + 35)
SCANTER
(104 = 69 + 35)
NECTARS
(104 = 69 + 35)
CANTERS
(104 = 69 + 35)
ENACTOR
(104 = 69 + 35)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (19 words)

atoners, canoers, canters, cantors, cartons, coarsen, coaster, corneas, cornets, cratons, enactor, nectars, octanes, recants, recoats, scanter, senator, trances, treason

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word ancestor

ANCESTOR
(84)
ANCESTOR
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ANCESTOR
(66)
ANCESTOR
(66)
ANCESTOR
(54)
ANCESTOR
(52)
ANCESTOR
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ANCESTOR
(48)
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ANCESTOR
(14)
ANCESTOR
(13)
ANCESTOR
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ANCESTOR
(13)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In ancestor

CANTORS
(104 = 69 + 35)
CANOERS
(104 = 69 + 35)
SCANTER
(104 = 69 + 35)
NECTARS
(104 = 69 + 35)
CANTERS
(104 = 69 + 35)
ENACTOR
(104 = 69 + 35)
CARTONS
(98 = 63 + 35)
CRATONS
(98 = 63 + 35)
RECANTS
(98 = 63 + 35)
ENACTOR
(98 = 63 + 35)
CORNETS
(98 = 63 + 35)
COARSEN
(98 = 63 + 35)
OCTANES
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TRANCES
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CORNEAS
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COASTER
(95 = 60 + 35)
RECOATS
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OCTANES
(92 = 57 + 35)
CANTERS
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CANTORS
(92 = 57 + 35)
COARSEN
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ENACTOR
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CORNEAS
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ENACTOR
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CRATONS
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CARTONS
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CORNETS
(92 = 57 + 35)
CANOERS
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SCANTER
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COASTER
(89 = 54 + 35)
CORNEAS
(86 = 51 + 35)
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TRANCES
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CORNETS
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COARSEN
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OCTANES
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RECANTS
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SCANTER
(86 = 51 + 35)
CORNETS
(86 = 51 + 35)
CRATONS
(86 = 51 + 35)
ANCESTOR
(84)
ANCESTOR
(84)
CANOERS
(80 = 45 + 35)
ENACTOR
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NECTARS
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ENACTOR
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RECANTS
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CRATONS
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CRATONS
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CARTONS
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SCANTER
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COARSEN
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COASTER
(77 = 42 + 35)
RECOATS
(77 = 42 + 35)
TREASON
(77 = 42 + 35)
COASTER
(77 = 42 + 35)
ATONERS
(77 = 42 + 35)
RECOATS
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SENATOR
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(77 = 42 + 35)
COASTER
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RECOATS
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RECOATS
(75 = 40 + 35)
COASTER
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ENACTOR
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CORNEAS
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COARSEN
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SCANTER
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SCANTER
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CANTORS
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CANOERS
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CANOERS
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Words within the letters of ancestor

2 letter words in ancestor (13 words)

8 letter words in ancestor (Anagrams) (2 words)

Words containing the sequence ancestor

Words that start with ancestor (4 words)

Words with ancestor in them (1 word)

Words that end with ancestor (1 word)

Word Growth involving ancestor

Shorter words in ancestor

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Longer words containing ancestor

ancestorial ancestorially

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