ASCENDANT — 9 letter word
ascendant
The word ascendant has 9 letters: A, S, C, E, N, D, A, N, T. It contains 3 vowels and 6 consonants. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Ascendant has 1 anagram: adnascent. As a adjective, it means "most powerful or important or influential".
9 letter word "ascendant": A S C E N D A N T — adjective
Scrabble score: 12 Words With Friends score: 15
Letter analysis of ascendant
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | Vowel | 1 |
| S | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| C | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
| E | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| N | 2 | Consonant | 1 |
| D | 1 | Consonant | 2 |
| T | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
3 vowels, 6 consonants, 7 unique letters
Definition of ascendant
adjective
- most powerful or important or influential "the economically ascendant class" Synonyms: dominating
- tending or directed upward "rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage- John Ruskin" Synonyms: ascendent, ascensive
noun
- someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) Synonyms: antecedent
- position or state of being dominant or in control "that idea was in the ascendant" Synonyms: ascendent
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