There are 242 words with the prefix ANTE in our word list of 382,657 words, and every one of them is on this page — grouped by length so you can scan fast, with a live filter when you need something narrower. The biggest group is the 10-letter words (42 of them); the spread is 2 of them 5 letters long, 4 of them 6 letters long, 8 of them 7 letters long, 28 of them 8 letters long, and more up to 15 letters. The longest entries are antecedaneously, anteconsonantal and antepatriarchal. Word-game players keep lists like this open for a reason: Scrabble and Words With Friends reward the obscure corners of the dictionary, crossword solvers live on pattern matching, and Wordle players work by elimination.
The prefix ANTE- means before (anteroom, antecedent, antenatal) — three examples from this page: anteact, anteal, anteater.
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5-letter words (2)
anted antes
6-letter words (4)
anteal anteed anteri anteva
7-letter words (8)
anteact antedon antefix anteing antenna antenor anterin antewar
8-letter words (28)
anteater antebath antecede antecell antedate antedawn antefact antefixa antehall antelope antelude antemask antenati antenave antennae antennal antennas antenoon antepast antepone anteport antergic anteriad anterior anteroom antethem antetype antevert
9-letter words (37)
anteaters antecedal anteceded antecedes antechoir antecolic antecornu antecourt antecoxal antedated antedates antedonin antefixal antefixes antefurca antegrade antehuman antelegal antelopes antelucan antemetic antemural antenatal antenatus antennary antennata antennate antennula antennule antenodal antepasts anteporch antequalm anteriors anterooms antetypes anteverts
10-letter words (42)
antebellum antebridal antecaecal antecavern antecedent anteceding antecessor antechapel antechoirs antechurch antecloset antedating antedorsal anteflexed antefurcae antefurcal antefuture antegarden antelabium antelation antelopian antelopine antemedial antemortal antemortem antenarial antennaria antennifer antennular antenumber anteocular antepartum antepectus antependia antepenuit antepenult anterethic anteriorly antescript antespring antetemple anteverted
11-letter words (42)
antebrachia antecabinet antecardium antecedence antecedency antecedents antechamber antecubital antefebrile anteflected anteflexion anteinitial antemarital antemingent antemundane antennariid antennarius antenniform antennulary antenuptial anteopercle anteorbital antepagment antepalatal antepaschal antepaschel antependium antepenults anteportico antepyretic anteriority anterograde anteropygal antesignani antestature antesternal antesternum antesunrise antevenient anteversion anteverting antevocalic
12-letter words (35)
anteambulate antebrachial antebrachium antecedental antecedently antechambers antechinomys antediluvial antediluvian antehistoric antelocation anteluminary antemarginal antemeridian antemetallic antepagmenta antepagments antepectoral antependiums antephialtic antepileptic antepirrhema anteporticos anteposition anteprandial antepreterit antepretonic anteprostate anteriorness anterodorsal anteromedial anteromedian anterospinal antesignanus antesuperior
13-letter words (18)
antebaptismal antecedaneous anteclassical antecommunion antecurvature antejudiciary antennariidae antenniferous anteoperculum antepenultima anteporticoes anteprostatic anterioyancer anteroclusion anteroflexion anterofrontal anterolateral anteroventral
14-letter words (16)
anteambulation antediluvially antehypophysis antejentacular antejuramentum antemillennial antenatalitial anteoccupation anteposthumous anteroexternal anterofixation anteroinferior anterointerior anterointernal anteroparietal anterosuperior
15-letter words (10)
antecedaneously anteconsonantal antepatriarchal antepenultimate antepredicament anteprohibition antereformation anterolaterally anteroposterior anteroventrally
Frequently asked questions
How many words with the prefix ANTE are there?
Our word list contains 242 words with the prefix ANTE, out of 382,657 entries in total. They run from 5 to 15 letters, and the 10-letter group is the largest with 42 words.
What are the longest words with the prefix ANTE?
The longest are antecedaneously (15 letters), anteconsonantal (15 letters) and antepatriarchal (15 letters).
Which words with the prefix ANTE score highest in Scrabble?
By raw letter values, the top scorers on this page are antehypophysis (30 points), antejudiciary (26 points) and antejuramentum (25 points) — before any letter or word multipliers. One honest caveat: this list is a broad English word list, so a few rare or technical entries appear that official game dictionaries (and Wordle’s answer list) do not accept. Always check a play against the dictionary your game uses.
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