Words ending in ANCE

286 words in the ENABLE list end in ANCE. The most common are CHANCE, PERFORMANCE, INSURANCE and DANCE. They run from 5 to 19 letters, and the highest-scoring is HYPERVIGILANCE at 28 points.

Words
286
Lengths
5–19 letters
Top score
28 (HYPERVIGILANCE)

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The words

5-letter words 5

dance8 hance10lance7 nance7rance7

6-letter words 9

chance13 fiance11glance9 nuance8prance10seance8stance8 trance8usance8

7-letter words 11

advance13 askance13balance11 durance10enhance12 finance12 joyance19penance11romance11 sonance9valance12

8-letter words 38

abeyance15abidance13acutance12adamance13affiance16alliance10 ambiance14bechance17brisance12buoyance15defiance14deviance14distance11 elegance11entrance10 feasance13guidance12 instance10 issuance10iterance10laitance10nondance11nuisance10ordnance11outdance11outrance10parlance12piquance21pittance12portance12radiance11reliance10 riddance12tendance11valiance13variance13vibrance15voidance14

9-letter words 56

aberrance13abundance14 allowance14 ambulance15 annoyance14appliance15arrogance12assonance11assurance11 avoidance15clearance13 cofinance16dalliance12dominance14 emittance13endurance12 esperance13exultance18flagrance15fragrance15freelance14 grievance15hesitance14hindrance15ignorance12 imbalance15impedance16insurance11 jubilance20luminance13militance13mischance18obeisance13ordinance12perchance18petulance13pleasance13poignance14puissance13pursuance13quittance20reactance13rebalance13refinance14relevance14 resonance11 semblance15severance14sibilance13substance13 tarriance11tolerance11 unbalance13utterance11vengeance15 vigilance15

10-letter words 58

absorbance16acceptance18 accordance17 admittance15affirmance20allegiance13 appearance16 ascendance15assistance12 attendance13 brilliance14chatoyance20cognizance24compliance18 connivance17consonance14conveyance20covariance17defeasance16dependance16desistance13dissonance13expectance23exuberance21governance16 immittance16importance16 inductance15inelegance13intendance13invariance15irradiance13luxuriance19malignance15misbalance16monstrance14nurturance12observance17ordonnance13outbalance14penetrance14prefinance17provenance17purtenance14purveyance20reentrance12reluctance14remittance14repentance14reprobance16repugnance15resistance12 sufferance18suppliance16survivance18sustenance12temperance16vicariance17

11-letter words 46

absorptance17acquittance24attractance15capacitance19chrominance20coinsurance15comeuppance21concordance18conductance18conformance20continuance15contrivance18conversance18countenance15deliverance17discordance17disturbance16 encumbrance19exorbitance22flamboyance23forbearance18forbiddance20furtherance19illuminance15impuissance17inheritance16 insouciance15intolerance13irrelevance16maintenance15 malfeasance18mesalliance15misalliance15misfeasance18misguidance17nonchalance18nonfeasance16outdistance14overbalance18performance20 reassurance13reflectance18reinsurance13remembrance19renaissance13resemblance17

12-letter words 32

acquaintance25appurtenance18circumstance20 clairvoyance22complaisance20concomitance20disallowance18disseverance18extravagance25happenchance26happenstance21incognizance26inconsonance16inobservance19intemperance18microbalance20noninsurance14overissuance17overreliance17perseverance19precipitance20preclearance18predominance19protuberance18reappearance18recognizance26reconveyance22remonstrance16significance20 surveillance17 transhumance19unimportance18

13-letter words 14

disaffirmance24disappearance20 nonacceptance21nonappearance19nonattendance16noncompliance21nonobservance20nonresistance15overabundance21overdominance21preponderance20recalcitrance19transmittance17ultradistance16

14-letter words 13

counterbalance20discontinuance19discountenance19disinheritance20hypervigilance28insignificance22intransigeance17nonconformance23nonperformance23overcompliance25preperformance25reconnaissance18superabundance21

15-letter words 1

counterinstance19

17-letter words 1

magnetoresistance22

19-letter words 2

countersurveillance26photoreconnaissance28

Highest-scoring words

Scored with Scrabble letter values, before bonus squares.

hypervigilance28photoreconnaissance28recognizance26countersurveillance26happenchance26incognizance26acquaintance25extravagance25overcompliance25preperformance25

Questions

How many words end in ANCE?

286 words in the ENABLE word list end in ANCE.

What is the longest word that ends in ANCE?

COUNTERSURVEILLANCE, with 19 letters. Next come PHOTORECONNAISSANCE and MAGNETORESISTANCE.

What is the highest-scoring word that ends in ANCE?

HYPERVIGILANCE, worth 28 points with Scrabble letter values.