Lances

/ˈlɑːnsɪz/

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

Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:11 pts6 letters

Definition of Lances

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 Lances

Exact Anagrams

1 word using all 6 letters:

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "lances":

6-LETTER WORDS

5-LETTER WORDS

acnes alecs canes clans clean elans laces lance lanes leans scale scena

4-LETTER WORDS

aces acne alec ales anes cane cans case cels clan elan lace lacs lane lase+7 more

3-LETTER WORDS

ace ale als ane can cel els ens lac las lea les nae sac sae

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

+dcalends candles

+ecleanse enlaces scalene

+iinlaces sanicle scaleni

+penclasp spancel

Related Word Patterns

LA...Words starting with "la"...ESWords ending with "es"All 6-letter words Unscramble "lances"

Rhyming Words

aardwolves abacuses abalones abamperes abases abashes abates abatises abattises abbacies abbes abbesses abbotcies abbreviates abdicates+5 more

Related Words

laager labara labels labial labile labium labors labour labret labrum lacers laches lacier lacily lacing