331 Words Ending in ENCE
The ending ENCE appears in 331 words, from 5-letter words up to 15 letters. The biggest cluster is 10-letter words with 68 entries. Average word length: 10.5 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 ENCE: PHOSPHORESCENCE (29 pts), NONEQUIVALENCE (28 pts), REJUVENESCENCE (28 pts), ACQUIESCENCE (27 pts), DELIQUESCENCE (27 pts). The shortest is FENCE (5 letters) and the longest is BIOLUMINESCENCE (15 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words starting with GEE.
Notable words: FENCE — to enclose with a barrier [v].; SPENCE — a pantry [n].; ABSENCE — the state of being away [n].; AMBIENCE — the mood or atmosphere of a place or situation [n]. Browse words ending in TIDE for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that ends in ENCE?
PHOSPHORESCENCE scores 29 points. Runner-up: NONEQUIVALENCE at 28 points. See words starting with VU for more high-value options.
How many words end in ENCE?
Our dictionary has 331 words that end in ENCE. They range from 5 to 15 letters, with 10-letter words being the most common (68).
What is the shortest word that ends in ENCE?
FENCE at just 5 letters. It means: to enclose with a barrier [v].
Five-Letter Words (3)
FENCEHENCEPENCE
Six-Letter Words (3)
SPENCETHENCEWHENCE
Seven-Letter Words (14)
ABSENCECADENCEDEFENCEESSENCEFAIENCELICENCELUCENCEOFFENCEPOTENCEREFENCESCIENCESILENCEUNFENCEVALENCE
Eight-Letter Words (31)
AMBIENCEAUDIENCECLARENCECOMMENCECREDENCEEMINENCEEVIDENCEEXIGENCEFLORENCELENIENCEMERGENCENASCENCEOPULENCEOUTFENCEPATIENCEPRESENCEPRETENCEPRUDENCESALIENCESAPIENCESENTENCESEQUENCESITHENCESIXPENCETANGENCETENDENCETENPENCETUPPENCETWOPENCEVERGENCEVIOLENCE
Nine-Letter Words (52)
ACCEDENCEACCIDENCEADHERENCEADJACENCEAFFLUENCEAPPETENCEBIVALENCECOHERENCECOVALENCEDECADENCEDEFERENCEDESINENCEDILIGENCEDIVALENCEEFFLUENCEELOQUENCEEMERGENCEESURIENCEEXISTENCEFECULENCEFOURPENCEFREQUENCEHALFPENCEIMMANENCEIMMINENCEIMPOTENCEIMPUDENCEINCIDENCEINDIGENCEINDOLENCEINFERENCEINFLUENCEINHERENCEINNOCENCEINSOLENCENESCIENCEOBEDIENCEPENITENCEPRURIENCEPURULENCEREDOLENCEREFERENCEREFLUENCEREMANENCERENITENCERESIDENCERETICENCEREVERENCESENTIENCESTRIDENCEVEHEMENCEVIRULENCE
Ten-Letter Words (68)
ABHORRENCEABSTINENCEADVERTENCEASCENDENCEBIOSCIENCECOMPETENCECONDOLENCECONFERENCECONFIDENCECONFLUENCECONGRUENCECONSCIENCECONTINENCECORPULENCEDEHISCENCEDEPENDENCEDETERRENCEDIFFERENCEDIFFIDENCEDISSIDENCEDIVERGENCEDIVULGENCEEBULLIENCEEFFULGENCEEXCELLENCEEXPEDIENCEEXPERIENCEFLATULENCEGEOSCIENCEIMPATIENCEIMPRUDENCEINCIPIENCEINCURRENCEINDULGENCEINSISTENCEINSURGENCENEGLIGENCENONSCIENCEOCCURRENCEPERMANENCEPERTINENCEPESTILENCEPRECEDENCEPREFERENCEPRESCIENCEPREVALENCEPROMINENCEPROVIDENCEPUBESCENCEQUIESCENCERECOMMENCERECURRENCEREFULGENCERENASCENCERESENTENCERESILIENCERESURGENCESENESCENCESOMNOLENCESUBSCIENCESUBSIDENCESUCCULENCETHREEPENCETRANSIENCETRUCULENCETUMESCENCETURBULENCEVIRESCENCE
Eleven-Letter Words (54)
ADOLESCENCEAMBIVALENCEANTECEDENCEANTISCIENCEBENEFICENCEBENEVOLENCECANDESCENCECOALESCENCECOEXISTENCECOINCIDENCECOMPLACENCECONCURRENCECONFERRENCECONSEQUENCECONSISTENCECONTINGENCECONVENIENCECONVERGENCEDESPONDENCEEQUIVALENCEEVANESCENCEEXCRESCENCEFLORESCENCEFRAUDULENCEIMPENITENCEINAPPETENCEINCOHERENCEINEXISTENCEINFREQUENCEINSENTIENCEIRIDESCENCEIRREVERENCEMALEFICENCEMALEVOLENCEMUNIFICENCENONEVIDENCENONSENTENCENONVIOLENCEOMNIPOTENCEOMNISCIENCEOPALESCENCEPERCIPIENCEPERSISTENCEPOLYVALENCEPREEMINENCEPRESENTENCEPROVENIENCEPUTRESCENCEREEMERGENCESUBMERGENCESUBSENTENCESUBSEQUENCESUBSISTENCETURGESCENCE
Twelve-Letter Words (51)
ACQUIESCENCEANTIVIOLENCEARBORESCENCEBELLIGERENCECODEPENDENCECONCRESCENCEDETUMESCENCEDISOBEDIENCEEQUIPOLLENCEETHNOSCIENCEFLUORESCENCEIMPERMANENCEIMPERTINENCEIMPROVIDENCEINADVERTENCEINCALESCENCEINCOMPETENCEINCONGRUENCEINCONTINENCEINDEHISCENCEINDEPENDENCEINDIFFERENCEINEXPEDIENCEINEXPERIENCEINTELLIGENCEINTERFERENCEINTUMESCENCEJUVENESCENCELUMINESCENCEMAGNIFICENCEMISREFERENCEMULTIVALENCENEUROSCIENCENONEXISTENCENONINFLUENCENONRESIDENCEOBSOLESCENCEOMNIPRESENCEPEARLESCENCEPREEMERGENCEPREEXISTENCEQUINTESSENCEREEXPERIENCEREMINISCENCEREOCCURRENCERESPLENDENCEREVIVISCENCESUBSERVIENCETRANSFERENCETRANSLUCENCETRANSPARENCE
Thirteen-Letter Words (29)
BIREFRINGENCECIRCUMFERENCECLAIRAUDIENCECONCUPISCENCECONVALESCENCEDEFERVESCENCEDELIQUESCENCEEFFERVESCENCEEFFLORESCENCEIMPERCIPIENCEINCANDESCENCEINCONSEQUENCEINCONSISTENCEINCONVENIENCEINFLORESCENCEINTERMITTENCEINTRANSIGENCEJURISPRUDENCEMAGNILOQUENCENONCONFERENCENONCONFIDENCENONOCCURRENCEPOSTEMERGENCEPREPUBESCENCEPSEUDOSCIENCERECRUDESCENCESUPEREMINENCETRANSCENDENCEULTRAVIOLENCE
Fourteen-Letter Words (15)
CONDESCENDENCECORRESPONDENCEGRANDILOQUENCEINTERINFLUENCENONCOINCIDENCENONCONCURRENCENONEQUIVALENCEOMNICOMPETENCEOVERCONFIDENCEOVERDEPENDENCEOVERINDULGENCEPOSTEXPERIENCEPREADOLESCENCEREJUVENESCENCETELECONFERENCE
Fifteen-Letter Words (11)
BIOLUMINESCENCECOUNTEREVIDENCECOUNTERVIOLENCEHYPERSOMNOLENCEINTERDEPENDENCENONINDEPENDENCENONINTERFERENCEPHOSPHORESCENCESUPERINTENDENCETHERMOREMANENCEVIDEOCONFERENCE