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/ænt/
nounverb

Is ANT a Scrabble word?

Yes. ANT is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 3 points in Scrabble and 4 in Words With Friends.

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Meaning Any of various insects in the family Formicidae in the order Hymenoptera, typically living in large colonies composed almost entirely of flightless females.

Noun 2 meanings

  1. Any of various insects in the family Formicidae in the order Hymenoptera, typically living in large colonies composed almost entirely of flightless females.

  2. A Web spider.

Verb 1 meaning

  1. To rub insects, especially ants, on one's body, perhaps to control parasites or clean feathers.

Definitions adapted from Wiktionary: ant via Kaikki/Wiktextract, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it comes from

Etymology

v.), but probably from Proto-Germanic *ē- (“off, away”) + *maitaną (“to cut”), from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂y- (“to cut”). See also emmet.

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ANT at a glance

ANT has 3 letters and scores 3 points in Scrabble (A 1 + N 1 + T 1) and 4 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #8,617 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

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