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Is nance a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word nance is a Scrabble US word. The word nance is worth 7 points in Scrabble:

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Is nance a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word nance is a Scrabble UK word and has 7 points:

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Is nance a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word nance is a Words With Friends word. The word nance is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (1 found)

NANCE,

4-letter words (5 found)

ACNE,ANCE,CANE,CANN,NANE,

3-letter words (7 found)

ACE,ANE,ANN,CAN,EAN,NAE,NAN,

2-letter words (6 found)

AE,AN,EA,EN,NA,NE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 20 words from nance according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of nance

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Definitions and meaning of nance

nance

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From nancy. As a verb, cf. prance, dance, and mince.

Noun

nance (plural nances)

  1. (slang) Alternative form of nancy (“an effeminate male homosexual”)

Verb

nance (third-person singular simple present nances, present participle nancing, simple past and past participle nanced)

  1. (uncommon, slang) To move in a prissy or stereotypically effeminate manner.
    nancing around in tight pants

Further reading

  • “nance”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Etymology 2

From Spanish nance.

Noun

nance (plural nances)

  1. A large shrub or small tree of subtropical and tropical areas of the Americas, Byrsonima crassifolia, bearing a small, sweet, yellow fruit.

Anagrams

  • canne

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl nantzi.

Noun

nance m (plural nances)

  1. a fruit tree of the species Byrsonima crassifolia in the acerola family
  2. the fruit of this tree
  3. a kind of coffee grown in Costa Rica

Further reading

  • “nance”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Source: wiktionary.org