01 Word definition

ancient

7 letters · 3 vowels · 4 consonants

Is ANCIENT a word?

Yes. ANCIENT is a 7-letter noun. a person who lived in ancient times Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell ANCIENT?

A-N-C-I-E-N-T

ANCIENT contains 7 letters, begins with A, and ends with T.

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Meaning and definition

1noun

  1. a person who lived in ancient times

2adjective

  1. belonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire

    ancient history
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score9points
Words With Friends12points
Word length7letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is ANCIENT spelled?

A1N2C3I4E5N6T7
Starts withANCFirst 3 letters
Ends withENTLast 3 letters
Unique letters6Repeats N
Vowel balance3 / 4Vowels / consonants

03 Word-game status

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About ANCIENT.

How do you spell ANCIENT?

ANCIENT is spelled A-N-C-I-E-N-T. It contains 7 letters.