Lance

/lɑːns/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:7 ptsWWF:10 pts5 letters

Definition of Lance

noun

A weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle and a steel blade or head; a spear carried by horsemen.
A wooden spear, sometimes hollow, used in jousting or tilting, designed to shatter on impact with the opposing knight’s armour.
A spear or harpoon used by whalers and fishermen.
A soldier armed with a lance; a lancer.
An instrument which conveys the charge of a piece of ordnance and forces it home.

verb

To pierce with a lance, or with any similar weapon.
"Seized the due victim, and with fury lanced Her back. Dryden."
To open with a lancet; to pierce
"to lance a vein or an abscess"
To throw in the manner of a lance; to lanch.

Anagrams of Lance

Exact Anagrams

1 word using all 5 letters:

Words You Can Make

17 words can be made from the letters in "lance":

5-LETTER WORDS

4-LETTER WORDS

acne alec cane clan elan lace lane lean

3-LETTER WORDS

ace ale ane can cel lac lea nae

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "lance" and rearranging:

+dcandle lanced

+scleans lances

+tcantle cental lancet

Related Word Patterns

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Rhyming Words

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