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Is valance a Scrabble word?

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

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Is valance a Scrabble UK word?

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

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Is valance a Words With Friends word?

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

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7-letter words (1 found)

VALANCE,

6-letter words (1 found)

ANLACE,

5-letter words (13 found)

ALANE,ANCLE,AVALE,CALVE,CANAL,CAVEL,CLAVE,CLEAN,ELVAN,LANCE,NAVAL,NAVEL,VENAL,

4-letter words (28 found)

ACNE,ALAE,ALAN,ALEC,ANAL,ANCE,AVAL,AVEL,CANE,CAVA,CAVE,CLAN,ELAN,LACE,LANA,LANE,LAVA,LAVE,LEAN,LEVA,NALA,NAVE,NEAL,VALE,VANE,VEAL,VELA,VENA,

3-letter words (22 found)

AAL,ACE,ALA,ALE,ANA,ANE,AVA,AVE,CAA,CAL,CAN,CEL,EAN,LAC,LAV,LEA,LEV,NAE,NAV,VAC,VAE,VAN,

2-letter words (10 found)

AA,AE,AL,AN,EA,EL,EN,LA,NA,NE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 76 words from valance according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of valance

valance

Alternative forms

  • valaunce (obsolete)
  • valence
  • vallance (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English valance, valans, valaunce, valence, valons. Origin uncertain. Probably from Anglo-Norman valaunce, valence, from valer (“go down, let down”), aphetic form of Old French avaler (“to descend, go down”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvæləns/
  • Rhymes: -æləns

Noun

valance (plural valances)

  1. A short curtain that usually hangs along the top edge of a window.
  2. A decorative framework used to conceal the curtain mechanism and so on at the top of a window.
  3. A short, decorative edging of cloth that hangs from a bed, from beneath the mattress to the floor, used to conceal the box spring or space under the bed and prevent dust from accumulating there.
  4. A short, decorative edging of cloth that conceals the legs of a couch, sofa, etc.
  6. (automotive) A low-hanging auto body panel, below a front or rear bumper, whose purpose is aerodynamic and decorative but not structural (often valance panel).
  7. The drooping edging of the lid of a trunk, which covers the joint when the lid is closed.

Synonyms

  • (bedding): dust ruffle, bedskirt, bed ruffle

Derived terms

  • valanced

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Source: wiktionary.org