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Definition of ancestral

"ancestral" in the adjective sense

1. ancestral, hereditary, patrimonial, transmissible

inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent

"ancestral home"

"ancestral lore"

"hereditary monarchy"

"patrimonial estate"

"transmissible tradition"

2. ancestral

of or belonging to or inherited from an ancestor

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Quotations for ancestral

Awful Night! Ancestral mystery of mysteries. [ George Eliot ]

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ancestral in Scrabble®

The word ancestral 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: 11

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters ancestral:

ANCESTRAL

(108)

ANCESTRAL

(108)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (22 words)

acaters, antlers, arctans, arsenal, canters, cantles, cartels, central, clarets, lactase, lancers, lancets, nectars, recants, rentals, reslant, saltern, scanter, scarlet, sealant, sternal, trances

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word ancestral

ANCESTRAL

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

ANCESTRAL

(108)

ANCESTRAL

(108)

LACTASE

(86 = 36 + 50)

RECANTS

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CLARETS

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CENTRAL

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LANCERS

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TRANCES

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LANCERS

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CENTRAL

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CLARETS

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SCARLET

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LANCETS

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CARTELS

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ARCTANS

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LACTASE

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CARTELS

(86 = 36 + 50)

ARCTANS

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TRANCES

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LANCETS

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CANTERS

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ACATERS

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RENTALS

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RESLANT

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SALTERN

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ANTLERS

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SEALANT

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ARCTANS

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ancestral in Words With Friends™

The word ancestral 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: 14

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters ancestral:

ANCESTRAL

(162)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (22 words)

acaters, antlers, arctans, arsenal, canters, cantles, cartels, central, clarets, lactase, lancers, lancets, nectars, recants, rentals, reslant, saltern, scanter, scarlet, sealant, sternal, trances

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word ancestral

ANCESTRAL

(162)

ANCESTRAL

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

ANCESTRAL

(162)

CENTRAL

(107 = 72 + 35)

CANTLES

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SCANTER

(104 = 69 + 35)

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LACTASE

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LANCETS

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CARTELS

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TRANCES

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RECANTS

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ARCTANS

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SCARLET

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ANCESTRAL

(96)

ANCESTRAL

(96)

LANCERS

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CENTRAL

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ACATERS

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SCARLET

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CANTLES

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CLARETS

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CARTELS

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SCARLET

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TRANCES

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SEALANT

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ANTLERS

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ARCTANS

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SCANTER

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ARSENAL

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ACATERS

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Words within the letters of ancestral

2 letter words in ancestral (10 words)

aa an ar as at el en la re ta

3 letter words in ancestral (32 words)

aas ace act ale ant arc are ars art ate can car cat ear eat els ens era eta lea let net ran rat sac sat sea set tan tar tea ten

4 letter words in ancestral (83 words)

5 letter words in ancestral (90 words)

6 letter words in ancestral (64 words)

7 letter words in ancestral (22 words)

acaters antlers arctans arsenal canters cantles cartels central clarets lactase lancers lancets nectars recants rentals reslant saltern scanter scarlet sealant sternal trances

8 letter words in ancestral (2 words)

analects centrals

9 letter words in ancestral (1 word)

ancestral

ancestral + 1 blank (1 word)

ancestrial

ancestral + 2 blanks (10 words)

accelerants ancestorial ancestrally lacerations recanulates reclaimants sacramental sectarianly tabernacles translocate

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Words containing the sequence ancestral

Words that start with ancestral (2 words)

ancestral ancestrally

Words with ancestral in them (1 word)

ancestral

Words that end with ancestral (1 word)

ancestral

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Word Growth involving ancestral

Shorter words in ancestral

Longer words containing ancestral

ancestrally