ascendent
NOUNADJECTIVE
/ə'sɛndənt/
9 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH A
ascendent is a valid 9-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
A1S1C3E1N1D2E1N1T1
1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 =12 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36
MEANING
What does ascendent mean?
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
Someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent).
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
2
Position or state of being dominant or in control.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
ADJECTIVE · 2 SENSES
1
Most powerful or important or influential.
SYNONYMS
SIMILAR
RELATED
2
Tending or directed upward.
SYNONYMS
SIMILAR
RELATED
AT THE BOARD
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