292 Words Ending in ANCE
The ending ANCE appears in 292 words, from 5-letter words up to 15 letters. The biggest cluster is 9-letter words with 66 entries. Average word length: 9.9 letters.
Silent E at the end of a word is one of English spelling's most famous quirks. It changes vowel sounds (mat vs. mate) and softens consonants (rag vs. rage).
Highest-scoring Scrabble plays that end in ANCE: HYPERVIGILANCE (28 pts), HAPPENCHANCE (26 pts), INCOGNIZANCE (26 pts), RECOGNIZANCE (26 pts), ACQUAINTANCE (25 pts). The shortest is DANCE (5 letters) and the longest is COUNTERINSTANCE (15 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words starting with MON.
Notable words: DANCE — to move rhythmically to music [v] "dance all night".; CHANCE — to risk [v].; ADVANCE — to put forward, to go forward [v].; ABEYANCE — a state of suspension or temporary inactivity [n]. Browse words ending in QAT for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that ends in ANCE?
HYPERVIGILANCE scores 28 points. Runner-up: HAPPENCHANCE at 26 points. See words starting with STRA for more high-value options.
How many words end in ANCE?
Our dictionary has 292 words that end in ANCE. They range from 5 to 15 letters, with 9-letter words being the most common (66).
What is the shortest word that ends in ANCE?
DANCE at just 5 letters. It means: to move rhythmically to music [v] "dance all night".
Five-Letter Words (5)
DANCEHANCELANCENANCERANCE
Six-Letter Words (9)
CHANCEFIANCEGLANCENUANCEPRANCESEANCESTANCETRANCEUSANCE
Seven-Letter Words (11)
ADVANCEASKANCEBALANCEDURANCEENHANCEFINANCEJOYANCEPENANCEROMANCESONANCEVALANCE
Eight-Letter Words (38)
ABEYANCEABIDANCEACUTANCEADAMANCEAFFIANCEALLIANCEAMBIANCEBECHANCEBRISANCEBUOYANCEDEFIANCEDEVIANCEDISTANCEELEGANCEENTRANCEFEASANCEGUIDANCEINSTANCEISSUANCEITERANCELAITANCENONDANCENUISANCEORDNANCEOUTDANCEOUTRANCEPARLANCEPIQUANCEPITTANCEPORTANCERADIANCERELIANCERIDDANCETENDANCEVALIANCEVARIANCEVIBRANCEVOIDANCE
Nine-Letter Words (66)
ABERRANCEABUNDANCEALLOWANCEAMBULANCEANNOYANCEAPPLIANCEARROGANCEASSONANCEASSURANCEAVOIDANCECLEARANCECOFINANCECUMBRANCEDALLIANCEDOMINANCEEMITTANCEENDURANCEESPERANCEEXULTANCEFAINEANCEFLAGRANCEFRAGRANCEFREELANCEGRIEVANCEHESITANCEHINDRANCEIGNORANCEIMBALANCEIMPEDANCEINSURANCEJUBILANCELUMINANCEMILITANCEMISCHANCENAISSANCEOBEISANCEORDINANCEOSCITANCEPERCHANCEPERMEANCEPETULANCEPLEASANCEPOIGNANCEPUISSANCEPURSUANCEQUITTANCEREACTANCEREBALANCERECREANCEREFINANCERELEVANCERESONANCESECURANCESEMBLANCESEVERANCESIBILANCESLAMDANCESTAGNANCESUBSTANCETARRIANCETOLERANCEUNBALANCEUNDULANCEUTTERANCEVENGEANCEVIGILANCE
Ten-Letter Words (58)
ABSORBANCEACCEPTANCEACCORDANCEADMITTANCEAFFIRMANCEALLEGIANCEAPPEARANCEASCENDANCEASSISTANCEATTENDANCEBRILLIANCECHATOYANCECOGNIZANCECOMPLIANCECONNIVANCECONSONANCECONVEYANCECOVARIANCEDEFEASANCEDEPENDANCEDESISTANCEDISSONANCEEXPECTANCEEXUBERANCEGOVERNANCEIMMITTANCEIMPORTANCEINDUCTANCEINELEGANCEINTENDANCEINVARIANCEIRRADIANCELUXURIANCEMALIGNANCEMISBALANCEMONSTRANCENURTURANCEOBSERVANCEORDONNANCEOUTBALANCEPENETRANCEPREFINANCEPROVENANCEPURTENANCEPURVEYANCEREENTRANCERELUCTANCEREMITTANCEREPENTANCEREPROBANCEREPUGNANCERESISTANCESUFFERANCESUPPLIANCESURVIVANCESUSTENANCETEMPERANCEVICARIANCE
Eleven-Letter Words (46)
ABSORPTANCEACQUITTANCEATTRACTANCECAPACITANCECHROMINANCECOINSURANCECOMEUPPANCECONCORDANCECONDUCTANCECONFORMANCECONTINUANCECONTRIVANCECONVERSANCECOUNTENANCEDELIVERANCEDISCORDANCEDISTURBANCEENCUMBRANCEEXORBITANCEFLAMBOYANCEFORBEARANCEFORBIDDANCEFURTHERANCEILLUMINANCEIMPUISSANCEINHERITANCEINSOUCIANCEINTOLERANCEIRRELEVANCEMAINTENANCEMALFEASANCEMESALLIANCEMISALLIANCEMISFEASANCEMISGUIDANCENONCHALANCENONFEASANCEOUTDISTANCEOVERBALANCEPERFORMANCEREASSURANCEREFLECTANCEREINSURANCEREMEMBRANCERENAISSANCERESEMBLANCE
Twelve-Letter Words (31)
ACQUAINTANCEAPPURTENANCECIRCUMSTANCECLAIRVOYANCECOMPLAISANCECONCOMITANCEDISALLOWANCEDISSEVERANCEEXTRAVAGANCEHAPPENCHANCEHAPPENSTANCEINCOGNIZANCEINCONSONANCEINOBSERVANCEINTEMPERANCEMICROBALANCENONINSURANCEOVERISSUANCEOVERRELIANCEPERSEVERANCEPRECIPITANCEPRECLEARANCEPREDOMINANCEPROTUBERANCEREAPPEARANCERECOGNIZANCERECONVEYANCEREMONSTRANCESIGNIFICANCESURVEILLANCETRANSHUMANCE
Thirteen-Letter Words (14)
DISAFFIRMANCEDISAPPEARANCENONACCEPTANCENONAPPEARANCENONATTENDANCENONCOMPLIANCENONOBSERVANCENONRESISTANCEOVERABUNDANCEOVERDOMINANCEPREPONDERANCERECALCITRANCETRANSMITTANCEULTRADISTANCE
Fourteen-Letter Words (13)
COUNTERBALANCEDISCONTINUANCEDISCOUNTENANCEDISINHERITANCEHYPERVIGILANCEINSIGNIFICANCEINTRANSIGEANCENONCONFORMANCENONPERFORMANCEOVERCOMPLIANCEPREPERFORMANCERECONNAISSANCESUPERABUNDANCE
Fifteen-Letter Words (1)
COUNTERINSTANCE