ancient
NOUNADJECTIVE
/eɪnʃənt/
7 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH A
ancient is a valid 7-letter word worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
A1N1C3I1E1N1T1
1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =9 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 18TRIPLE WORD → 27
MEANING
What does ancient mean?
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
A very old person.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
2
A person who lived in ancient times.
BROADER
ADJECTIVE · 2 SENSES
1
Belonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire.
“ancient history”
“ancient civilizations such as those of the Etruscans and Sumerians”
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2
Very old.
“an ancient mariner”
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