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Is durance a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word durance is a Scrabble US word. The word durance is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

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Is durance a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word durance is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

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Is durance a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word durance is a Words With Friends word. The word durance is worth 13 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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7-letter words (3 found)

DURANCE,UNCARED,UNRACED,

6-letter words (8 found)

CEDARN,CRANED,DANCER,DAUNER,NACRED,RANCED,UNDEAR,UNREAD,

5-letter words (29 found)

ACNED,ACRED,ADUNC,ARCED,CADRE,CANED,CANER,CARED,CEDAR,CRANE,CRENA,CRUDE,CURED,DANCE,DEARN,DECAN,DENAR,DUNCE,NACRE,NUDER,RACED,RANCE,REDAN,RUEDA,RUNED,UNDER,UNRED,URENA,URNED,

4-letter words (61 found)

ACED,ACER,ACNE,ACRE,ANCE,ARED,AUNE,CADE,CANE,CARD,CARE,CARN,CRAN,CRED,CRUD,CRUE,CUED,CURD,CURE,CURN,DACE,DARE,DARN,DAUR,DEAN,DEAR,DERN,DRAC,DUAN,DUAR,DUCE,DUNE,DURA,DURE,DURN,EARD,EARN,ECAD,ECRU,NARC,NARD,NARE,NEAR,NERD,NUDE,NURD,RACE,RADE,RAND,RAUN,READ,REAN,REND,RUDE,RUED,RUND,RUNE,UNCE,UNDE,URDE,UREA,

3-letter words (41 found)

ACE,AND,ANE,ARC,ARD,ARE,AUE,CAD,CAN,CAR,CRU,CUD,CUE,CUR,DAE,DAN,DEN,DUE,DUN,EAN,EAR,EAU,ECU,END,ERA,ERN,NAE,NED,NUR,RAD,RAN,REC,RED,REN,RUC,RUD,RUE,RUN,URD,URE,URN,

2-letter words (16 found)

AD,AE,AN,AR,DA,DE,EA,ED,EN,ER,NA,NE,NU,RE,UN,UR,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 159 words from durance according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of durance

durance

Etymology

From Old French durance, from durer (“to last”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒʊəɹəns/, /ˈdjʊəɹəns/

Noun

durance (countable and uncountable, plural durances)

  1. (archaic) Imprisonment; forced confinement.
  2. (obsolete) Duration.
  3. (obsolete) Endurance, durability.

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References

  • “durance”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
  • “durance”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
  • “durance, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Anagrams

  • dauncer, unarced, uncared, unraced

Old French

Etymology

durer +‎ -ance.

Noun

durance oblique singular, f (oblique plural durances, nominative singular durance, nominative plural durances)

  1. duration (length with respect to time)

Source: wiktionary.org