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Definition of ascendant

"ascendant" in the noun sense

1. ascendant, ascendent

position or state of being dominant or in control

"that idea was in the ascendant"

2. ancestor, ascendant, ascendent, antecedent, root

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

"ascendant" in the adjective sense

1. ascendant, ascendent, ascensive

tending or directed upward

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

2. ascendant, ascendent, dominating

most powerful or important or influential

"the economically ascendant class"

"D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe"

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Quotations for ascendant

We speak of persons as jovial, as being born under the planet Jupiter or Jove, which was the joyfullest star and the happiest augury of all. A gloomy person was said to be saturnine, as being born under the planet Saturn, who was considered to make those who owned his influence, and were born when he was in the ascendant, grave and stern as himself. [ Trench ]

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ascendant in Scrabble®

The word ascendant 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: 12

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters ascendant:

ASCENDANT
(126)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (5 words)

andante, decants, descant, nascent, scanned

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word ascendant

ASCENDANT
(126)
ASCENDANT
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In ascendant

ASCENDANT
(126)
ASCENDANT
(117)
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ASCENDANT
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ascendant in Words With Friends™

The word ascendant 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: 15

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

ASCENDANT
(189)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (5 words)

andante, decants, descant, nascent, scanned

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word ascendant

ASCENDANT
(189)
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(114)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In ascendant

ASCENDANT
(189)
ASCENDANT
(114)
SCANNED
(110 = 75 + 35)
NASCENT
(107 = 72 + 35)
DESCANT
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(107 = 72 + 35)
ASCENDANT
(102)
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SCANNED
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NASCENT
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(64)
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SECANT
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Words within the letters of ascendant

2 letter words in ascendant (7 words)

aaadanasatenta

3 letter words in ascendant (25 words)

aasaceactadsandantatecadcancatdeneatendensetanetsacsadsatseasettadtanteaten

4 letter words in ascendant (42 words)

acedacesacneactsandsanteantscadscanecanscantcasecastcatscentdatadatedeandensdenteasteatsendsetasnandneatnestnetssandsanesatescanscatseatsectsendsentsetatansteastendtens

5 letter words in ascendant (28 words)

acateacnedacnesactedcadetcanedcanescannacanstcantscasedcastecentsdancedatesdeansdentsenactnandssatansatedscantscentsedansennastandsteadtends

6 letter words in ascendant (13 words)

acatesascendascentcadetscannedcantedcasteddancesdecantenactssecantstancetanned

7 letter words in ascendant (5 words)

andantedecantsdescantnascentscanned

8 letter words in ascendant (1 word)

andantes

9 letter words in ascendant (1 word)

ascendant

ascendant + 1 blank (1 word)

ascendants

ascendant + 2 blanks (2 words)

attendancescandlestand
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Words containing the sequence ascendant

Words that start with ascendant (2 words)

ascendantascendants

Words with ascendant in them (1 word)

ascendant

Words that end with ascendant (1 word)

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Word Growth involving ascendant

Shorter words in ascendant

an ant

as ascend

en end ascend

Longer words containing ascendant

ascendants