Dunce in Scrabble and Meaning

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Is dunce a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word dunce is a Scrabble US word. The word dunce is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

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Is dunce a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word dunce is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

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Is dunce a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word dunce is a Words With Friends word. The word dunce is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (1 found)

DUNCE,

4-letter words (6 found)

CUED,DUCE,DUNE,NUDE,UNCE,UNDE,

3-letter words (8 found)

CUD,CUE,DEN,DUE,DUN,ECU,END,NED,

2-letter words (6 found)

DE,ED,EN,NE,NU,UN,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 22 words from dunce according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of dunce

dunce udnce dnuce nduce undce nudce ducne udcne dcune cdune ucdne cudne dncue ndcue dcnue cdnue ncdue cndue uncde nucde ucnde cunde ncude cnude dunec udnec dnuec nduec undec nudec duenc udenc deunc edunc uednc eudnc dneuc ndeuc denuc ednuc neduc enduc unedc nuedc uendc eundc neudc enudc ducen udcen dcuen cduen ucden cuden duecn udecn deucn educn uedcn eudcn dceun cdeun decun edcun cedun ecdun ucedn cuedn uecdn eucdn ceudn ecudn dnceu ndceu dcneu cdneu ncdeu cndeu dnecu ndecu dencu edncu nedcu endcu dcenu cdenu decnu edcnu cednu ecdnu ncedu cnedu necdu encdu cendu ecndu unced nuced ucned cuned ncued cnued unecd nuecd uencd euncd neucd enucd ucend cuend uecnd eucnd ceund ecund nceud cneud necud encud cenud ecnud

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Definitions and meaning of dunce

dunce

Etymology

1530, named after John Duns Scotus (c. 1266–1308). Scotus was ironically a well-known Scottish thinker; his followers, however, opposed the philosophers of the Renaissance, and thus "dunce" was first used to describe someone rejecting new knowledge in 1530; later, any person deemed stupid.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dʌns/
  • Rhymes: -ʌns

Noun

dunce (plural dunces)

  1. An unintelligent person.
    Synonyms: idiot; see also Thesaurus:idiot

Derived terms

  • dunce cap
  • duncedom
  • dunce hat
  • duncehood
  • duncelike
  • duncely
  • duncish/dunceish

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Further reading

  • “dunce”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Source: wiktionary.org