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Lance

/lɑːns/

Scrabble:7 ptsWWF:10 pts5 letters
Definition of Lance

noun

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

verb

  1. To pierce with a lance, or with any similar weapon.

    "Seized the due victim, and with fury lanced Her back. Dryden."

  2. To open with a lancet; to pierce

    "to lance a vein or an abscess"

  3. To throw in the manner of a lance; to lanch.
Anagrams of Lance

1 word can be made by rearranging all the letters of "lance":

clean

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

+aanlace
+ccancel
+dcandlelanced
+eenlace
+gglance
+iinlace
+ncannel
+rlancer
+scleanslances
+tcantlecentallancet
Related Word Patterns
LA...Words starting with "la"...CEWords ending with "ce"All 5-letter wordsUnscramble "lance"
Letter Values
l1
a1
n1
c3
e1

Total: 7 Scrabble points

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Rhymes With Lance
abduceaberranceabeyanceabhorrenceabidanceabsenceabsorbanceabsorptanceabstinenceabundanceaccedenceacceptance
Related 5-Letter Words
laarilabellabialaborlabralacedlacerlaceslaceylacksladedladenladerladesladle

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Lance"

Lance is a 5-letter word that scores 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "lance" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.

Using "Lance" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "lance" is a low-scoring word.