Words that end in ance

We found 296 words ending with ance for word games like Scrabble and Words With Friends.

Highest scoring words ending with ance suffix

Words	Scrabble points	Words With Friends points
Joyance	19	22
Askance	13	15
Advance	13	16
Chance	13	15
Valance	12	16
Finance	12	15
Enhance	12	14
Romance	11	14
Penance	11	15
Balance	11	15

5 letter Wordle words

6 letter words

7 letter words

8 letter words

9 letter words

Quittance
Jubilance
Perchance
Mischance
Exultance
Cumbrance
Impedance
Cofinance
Vigilance
Vengeance
Semblance
Permeance
Imbalance
Hindrance
Grievance
Fragrance
Flagrance
Avoidance
Appliance
Ambulance
Slamdance
Severance
Relevance
Refinance
Poignance
Hesitance
Freelance
Faineance
Dominance
Annoyance
Allowance
Abundance
Unbalance
Substance
Sibilance
Securance
Recreance
Rebalance
Reactance
Pursuance
Puissance
Pleasance
Petulance
Oscitance
Obeisance
Militance
Luminance
Esperance
Emittance
Clearance
Aberrance
Undulance
Stagnance
Ordinance
Ignorance
Endurance
Dalliance
Arrogance
Utterance
Tolerance
Tarriance
Resonance
Naissance
Insurance
Assurance
Assonance

10 letter words

Cognizance
Expectance
Exceedance
Exuberance
Purveyance
Conveyance
Chatoyance
Affirmance
Luxuriance
Survivance
Sufferance
Compliance
Acceptance
Vicariance
Provenance
Prefinance
Observance
Covariance
Connivance
Accordance
Temperance
Suppliance
Reprobance
Misbalance
Importance
Immittance
Governance
Dependance
Defeasance
Appearance
Absorbance
Repugnance
Malignance
Invariance
Inductance
Cognisance
Ascendance
Admittance
Repentance
Remittance
Reluctance
Purtenance
Penetrance
Outbalance
Monstrance
Consonance
Brilliance
Ordonnance
Irradiance
Intendance
Inelegance
Dissonance
Desistance
Attendance
Allegiance
Sustenance
Resistance
Reentrance
Nurturance
Assistance

11 letter words

Acquittance
Flamboyance
Exorbitance
Comeuppance
Performance
Forbiddance
Conformance
Chrominance
Remembrance
Furtherance
Encumbrance
Capacitance
Reflectance
Overbalance
Nonchalance
Misfeasance
Malfeasance
Forbearance
Conversance
Contrivance
Conductance
Concordance
Resemblance
Misguidance
Impuissance
Discordance
Deliverance
Absorptance
Nonfeasance
Irrelevance
Inheritance
Disturbance
Misalliance
Mesalliance
Maintenance
Insouciance
Illuminance
Countenance
Continuance
Coinsurance
Attractance
Outdistance
Renaissance
Reinsurance
Reassurance
Intolerance

12 letter words

Recognizance
Incognizance
Happenchance
Extravagance
Acquaintance
Reconveyance
Clairvoyance
Happenstance
Significance
Precipitance
Microbalance
Concomitance
Complaisance
Circumstance
Transhumance
Predominance
Perseverance
Inobservance
Unimportance
Reappearance
Protuberance
Preclearance
Intemperance
Disseverance
Disallowance
Appurtenance
Surveillance
Overreliance
Overissuance
Remonstrance
Inconsonance
Noninsurance

13 letter words

Disaffirmance
Overdominance
Overabundance
Noncompliance
Nonacceptance
Preponderance
Nonobservance
Disappearance
Recalcitrance
Nonappearance
Transmittance
Ultradistance
Nonattendance
Nonresistance

14 letter words

Hypervigilance
Preperformance
Overcompliance
Nonperformance
Nonconformance
Insignificance
Superabundance
Disinheritance
Counterbalance
Discountenance
Discontinuance
Reconnaissance
Intransigeance

15 letter words

Counterinstance

How many words end with ance?

There are a total of 296 words ending in ance. The shortest word is 5 letters long and the longest word is 15 letters long.

The TWL dictionary contains 196601 unique English words.

Distribution of found words

Letters	Word count
5	5
6	9
7	11
8	39
9	66
10	60
11	46
12	32
13	14
14	13
15	1

Most common letters before the suffix -ance

What are the most common last letters of stems that end with ance? We analyzed letter frequency of the first letters before this suffix. Our findings help you make strategic tile placement decisions in word games.

Memorize the letters from the table below.

Word count	Last letter of stem	Frequency
52	r	17.6%
48	t	16.2%
33	n	11.1%
28	i	9.5%
25	l	8.4%
18	s	6.1%
11	m	3.7%
10	y	3.4%
7	u	2.4%
6	e	2%
4	g	1.4%
3	z	1%
2	w	0.7%
1	p	0.3%