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Is ignorance a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word ignorance is a Scrabble US word. The word ignorance is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

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Is ignorance a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word ignorance is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

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Is ignorance a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word ignorance is a Words With Friends word. The word ignorance is worth 16 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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9-letter words (1 found)

IGNORANCE,

8-letter words (5 found)

CANOEING,CRANNOGE,ENCORING,ENRACING,RECANING,

7-letter words (23 found)

ACROGEN,AGINNER,ANERGIC,CANNIER,CERNING,COINAGE,COREIGN,CORNAGE,CORNING,CRANING,CRANNOG,EARNING,ENGRAIN,GANOINE,GRANNIE,GRECIAN,NANCIER,NARCEIN,NEARING,NEGRONI,ORGANIC,ORIGANE,RANCING,

6-letter words (64 found)

AEONIC,AGONIC,AIRCON,ANCONE,ANGICO,ARCING,CAGIER,CANIER,CANINE,CANING,CANNER,CANNIE,CANOER,CARING,CARNIE,CERING,COIGNE,COINER,CONGER,CONINE,CONING,CONNER,CONNIE,CORING,CORNEA,CRINGE,EANING,EARCON,EARING,ENCINA,ENRING,EONIAN,ERINGO,ERNING,GAINER,GANOIN,GARCON,GINNER,GRAINE,IGNARO,IGNORE,INANER,INCAGE,INNAGE,NARINE,NEANIC,NONAGE,OARING,ONAGER,ONAGRI,ORANGE,ORCEIN,ORCINE,ORGIAC,ORIGAN,RACING,RACINO,RANINE,REAGIN,RECOIN,REGAIN,REGINA,REGION,RONNIE,

5-letter words (92 found)

ACING,ACORN,AGONE,AGRIN,ANCON,ANGER,ANION,AREIC,ARGON,CAGER,CAIRN,CANER,CANOE,CANON,CARGO,CARON,CERIA,CIGAR,COGIE,COIGN,CONGA,CONGE,CONIA,CONIN,CONNE,CORGI,CORIA,CORNI,CRAIG,CRANE,CRENA,CRINE,CRONE,ENIAC,ENNOG,ERGON,ERICA,ERING,GARNI,GENIC,GENOA,GENRO,GIRON,GOIER,GONER,GONIA,GONNA,GRACE,GRAIN,GREIN,GRICE,GROAN,GROIN,GRONE,INANE,INCOG,INGAN,INNER,IRONE,NACRE,NAGOR,NANCE,NARCO,NARIC,NEGRO,NGAIO,NICER,NIGER,NINER,NONCE,NORIA,OCEAN,OCREA,ONCER,ORANG,ORCIN,ORGAN,ORGIA,ORGIC,RACON,RAINE,RANCE,RANGE,RANGI,RECON,REGNA,REIGN,RENGA,RENIG,RENIN,RONIN,RONNE,

4-letter words (115 found)

ACER,ACNE,ACRE,ACRO,AEON,AERO,AGEN,AGER,AGIN,AGIO,AGON,AGRO,AINE,AIRN,ANCE,ANNO,ANON,ARCO,AREG,CAGE,CAIN,CANE,CANG,CANN,CARE,CARN,CERO,CIAO,CINE,CION,CIRE,COIN,COIR,CONE,CONI,CONN,CORE,CORN,CRAG,CRAN,CRIA,CROG,CRON,EARN,EINA,EOAN,ERGO,ERIC,GAEN,GAIN,GAIR,GANE,GARE,GARI,GEAN,GEAR,GENA,GIEN,GINN,GIRN,GIRO,GNAR,GOER,GONE,GORA,GORE,GORI,GRAN,GREN,GRIN,ICER,ICON,INGO,INRO,IRON,NAIN,NANE,NANG,NANO,NAOI,NARC,NARE,NEAR,NEON,NGAI,NICE,NINE,NOIR,NONA,NONE,NONG,NONI,NORI,OGRE,ONCE,ONER,ONIE,ORCA,RACE,RAGE,RAGI,RAIN,RANG,RANI,REAN,REGO,REIN,RENO,RICE,RINE,RING,ROAN,ROIN,RONE,RONG,

3-letter words (72 found)

ACE,AGE,AGO,AIN,AIR,ANE,ANI,ANN,ARC,ARE,CAG,CAN,CAR,CIG,COG,CON,COR,EAN,EAR,ECO,EGO,ENG,EON,ERA,ERG,ERN,GAE,GAN,GAR,GEN,GEO,GER,GIE,GIN,GIO,GOA,GOE,GON,GOR,ICE,ING,INN,ION,IRE,NAE,NAG,NAN,NEG,NIE,NOG,NON,NOR,OAR,OCA,ONE,ORA,ORC,ORE,ORG,RAG,RAI,RAN,REC,REG,REI,REN,REO,RIA,RIG,RIN,ROC,ROE,

2-letter words (20 found)

AE,AG,AI,AN,AR,EA,EN,ER,GI,GO,IN,IO,NA,NE,NO,OE,OI,ON,OR,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 393 words from ignorance according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of ignorance

ignorance

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Alternative forms

  • ignoraunce

Etymology

From Middle English ignoraunce, ignorance, from Old French ignorance, from Latin ignōrantia. By surface analysis, ignore +‎ -ance.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ĭg'nərəns, IPA(key): /ˈɪɡ.nə.ɹəns/
  • (General American) enPR: ĭg'nərəns, IPA(key): /ˈɪɡ.nɚ.əns/

Noun

ignorance (countable and uncountable, plural ignorances)

  1. The condition of being uninformed or uneducated; lack of knowledge or information.
    Synonyms: blindness, cluelessness, knowledgelessness, unawareness, unknowingness, unknowledge
  2. (religion, in the plural) Sins committed through ignorance.

Usage notes

  • In Roman Catholic theology, vincible or wilful ignorance is such as one might be fairly expected to overcome, hence it can never be an excuse for sin, whether of omission or of commission; while invincible ignorance, which a person cannot help or abate, altogether excuses from guilt.

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Translations

Anagrams

  • ear coning, enorganic, garcinone

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French ignorance, borrowed from Latin ignōrantia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /i.ɲɔ.ʁɑ̃s/
  • Rhymes: -ɑ̃s

Noun

ignorance f (plural ignorances)

  1. ignorance

Further reading

  • “ignorance”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

  • rencognai

Old French

Etymology

Inherited from Latin ignōrantia.

Noun

ignorance oblique singular, f (oblique plural ignorances, nominative singular ignorance, nominative plural ignorances)

  1. ignorance (lacking of knowledge; lack of understanding)
  2. something that one is ignorant of

Descendants

  • English: ignorance
  • French: ignorance

References

  • Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (ignorance, supplement)

Source: wiktionary.org