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Is ancestry a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word ancestry is a Scrabble US word. The word ancestry is worth 13 points in Scrabble:

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Is ancestry a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word ancestry is a Scrabble UK word and has 13 points:

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Yes. The word ancestry is a Words With Friends word. The word ancestry is worth 14 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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8-letter words (1 found)

ANCESTRY,

7-letter words (15 found)

CANTERS,CARNETS,CARNEYS,CRAYEST,ENCRATY,NECTARS,NECTARY,RECANTS,SCANTER,SCENARY,SECTARY,TANRECS,TRANCES,TRANCEY,TRAYNES,

6-letter words (59 found)

ANTRES,ASCENT,ASTERN,CANERS,CANTER,CARETS,CARNET,CARNEY,CARSEY,CARTES,CASERN,CASTER,CATERS,CENTAS,CENTRA,CENTRY,CRANES,CRANTS,CRATES,CREANT,CREASY,CRENAS,CRESTA,CYTASE,ENACTS,ENCYST,ESTRAY,NACRES,NECTAR,RANCES,RAYNES,REACTS,REASTY,RECANT,RECAST,RENAYS,SARNEY,SATYRE,SCANTY,SCAREY,SCRAYE,SCRYNE,SECANT,SENARY,SENTRY,STANCE,STAYER,STAYNE,STAYRE,STERNA,TANREC,TRACES,TRANCE,TRANSE,TRAYNE,TYRANS,YAREST,YEARNS,YENTAS,

5-letter words (122 found)

ACERS,ACNES,ACRES,ANCES,ANTES,ANTRE,ANTSY,ARETS,ARSEY,ARTSY,ASTER,AYRES,CANER,CANES,CANST,CANTS,CANTY,CARES,CARET,CARNS,CARNY,CARSE,CARTE,CARTS,CASTE,CATER,CATES,CENTS,CERTS,CERTY,CESTA,CRANE,CRANS,CRATE,CRAYS,CRENA,CREST,CYANS,CYTES,EARNS,EARNT,EARST,ENACT,ENTRY,ESCAR,ETNAS,EYRAS,NACRE,NARCS,NARES,NASTY,NATES,NEARS,NEATS,NERTS,RACES,RANCE,RANTS,RATES,RAYNE,REACT,REANS,REAST,RECTA,RENAY,RENTS,RESAT,RESAY,RESTY,SANER,SATYR,SAYER,SAYNE,SCANT,SCARE,SCART,SCARY,SCEAT,SCENA,SCENT,SCRAE,SCRAN,SCRAT,SCRAY,SERAC,SNARE,SNARY,STANE,STARE,STARN,STEAN,STEAR,STERN,STRAE,STRAY,STYRE,SYREN,TACES,TANSY,TARES,TARNS,TASER,TEARS,TEARY,TERAS,TERNS,TRACE,TRANS,TRAYS,TREYS,TYERS,TYNES,TYRAN,TYRES,YARNS,YATES,YEANS,YEARN,YEARS,YEAST,YENTA,YRENT,

4-letter words (144 found)

ACER,ACES,ACNE,ACRE,ACTS,AERY,AESC,ANCE,ANES,ANTE,ANTS,ARCS,ARES,ARET,ARSE,ARSY,ARTS,ARTY,ATES,AYES,AYRE,CANE,CANS,CANT,CANY,CARE,CARN,CARS,CART,CASE,CAST,CATE,CATS,CAYS,CEAS,CENS,CENT,CERT,CRAN,CRAY,CYAN,CYST,CYTE,EANS,EARN,EARS,EAST,EASY,EATS,ENTS,ERAS,ERNS,ERST,ETAS,ETNA,EYAS,EYRA,NAES,NARC,NARE,NARY,NATS,NAYS,NEAR,NEAT,NEST,NETS,NYAS,NYES,RACE,RACY,RANT,RASE,RAST,RATE,RATS,RAYS,REAN,RECS,RENS,RENT,RENY,REST,RETS,RYAS,RYES,SANE,SANT,SATE,SCAN,SCAR,SCAT,SCRY,SCYE,SEAN,SEAR,SEAT,SECT,SENA,SENT,SERA,SETA,SNAR,SNYE,STAR,STAY,STEN,STEY,STYE,SYCE,SYEN,SYNC,SYNE,TACE,TAES,TANE,TANS,TARE,TARN,TARS,TASE,TAYS,TEAR,TEAS,TECS,TENS,TERN,TRAY,TRES,TREY,TRYE,TSAR,TYER,TYES,TYNE,TYRE,YARE,YARN,YATE,YEAN,YEAR,YEAS,YENS,YEST,

3-letter words (82 found)

ACE,ACT,ANE,ANS,ANT,ANY,ARC,ARE,ARS,ART,ARY,ATE,ATS,AYE,AYS,CAN,CAR,CAT,CAY,CRY,EAN,EAR,EAS,EAT,ENS,ERA,ERN,ERS,EST,ETA,NAE,NAS,NAT,NAY,NET,NYE,NYS,RAN,RAS,RAT,RAY,REC,REN,RES,RET,RYA,RYE,SAC,SAE,SAN,SAR,SAT,SAY,SEA,SEC,SEN,SER,SET,SEY,SNY,STY,SYE,SYN,TAE,TAN,TAR,TAS,TAY,TEA,TEC,TEN,TES,TRY,TYE,YAE,YAR,YAS,YEA,YEN,YER,YES,YET,

2-letter words (20 found)

AE,AN,AR,AS,AT,AY,EA,EN,ER,ES,ET,NA,NE,NY,RE,ST,TA,TE,YA,YE,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 444 words from ancestry according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of ancestry

ancestry

Alternative forms

  • ancestrie (obsolete)
  • auncestrie (obsolete)
  • auncestry (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English auncestrie, from Old French ancesserie. See ancestor.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈæn.sɛs.tɹi/

Noun

ancestry (plural ancestries)

  1. The state of being ancestors
  2. birth to a noble or high-ranking family, or to someone of honorable descent.
    • August 1 1713, Joseph Addison, The Guardian volume 123
  3. A series of ancestors; the people from whom one is descended
    Synonym: lineage

Synonyms

  • provenance

Related terms

  • ancestor
  • ancestral

Translations

References

  • “ancestry”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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