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ANTEDILUVIAN
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Definition

Pronunciation: //ˌæn.tɪ.dɪˈluː.vɪ.ən//

adj

  • (biblical) Belonging or pertaining to, or existing in, the time prior to the great flood described in Genesis, or (by extension) to a great or destructive flood or deluge described in other mythologies.
    "[P]erhaps ſome perſons might outlive Methuſelah; the Text intending onely the maſculine line of Seth, conduceable unto the Genealogy of our Saviour, and the antediluvian Chronology."
  • (by extension) Of animals and plants: long extinct; prehistoric.
    "Having already described him [the whale] in most of his present habitatory and anatomical peculiarities, it now remains to magnify him in an archæological, fossiliferous, and antediluvian point of view."
  • (figurative, hyperbolic, chiefly humorous)
    "[H]is eldest son Bo-bo, […] let some sparks escape into a bundle of straw, which kindling quickly, spread the conflagration over every part of their poor mansion, till it was reduced to ashes. Together with the cottage (a sorry antediluvian make-shift of a building, you may think it), what was of much more importance, a fine litter of new-farrowed pigs, no less than nine in number, perished."
  • (figurative, hyperbolic, chiefly humorous)
    "Those ideas are antediluvian."

noun

  • (biblical) A person who lived in the time prior to the great flood described in Genesis, especially one of the biblical patriarchs.
  • (figurative, hyperbolic, chiefly humorous)
    "From what cursed old antediluvian, who lived before the invention of the spinning-jennies, she learned this craft, Heaven only knows; […]"
  • (figurative, hyperbolic, chiefly humorous)

Source: Kaikki

Word Details

Scrabble Points
16 points
Words With Friends Points
21 points

Word Games

Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL)
Yes
Scrabble UK (SOWPODS)
Yes
Wordle
No
Words With Friends
Yes

How many Scrabble points is the word 'ANTEDILUVIAN'?

The word ANTEDILUVIAN is worth 16 points in Scrabble.

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I1
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V4
I1
A1
N1

Total: 16 points

How many Words With Friends points is the word 'ANTEDILUVIAN'?

The word ANTEDILUVIAN is worth 21 points in Words With Friends.

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E1
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Total: 21 points

How many letters is the word 'ANTEDILUVIAN'?

The word ANTEDILUVIAN has 12 letters.

What's the difference between Scrabble and Words With Friends points?

While many letters share the same point values, there are several key differences between Scrabble and Words With Friends point values:

  • B, C, M, P: Worth 3 points in Scrabble, but 4 points in Words With Friends
  • H, Y: Worth 4 points in Scrabble, but 3 points in Words With Friends
  • L, N, U: Worth 1 point in Scrabble, but 2 points in Words With Friends
  • V: Worth 4 points in Scrabble, but 5 points in Words With Friends
  • J: Worth 8 points in Scrabble, but 10 points in Words With Friends

Note: These are base letter values. Actual game scores also depend on bonus squares (Double/Triple Letter/Word) and board placement, which differ between the two games. See the complete Scrabble point values and Words With Friends point values for full reference.

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