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This page lists 1889 words with NCE from our dictionary, each shown with its Scrabble score.

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Words With NCE

All 1889 words in our dictionary that contain NCE — sorted by Scrabble score.

1889 words · number = Scrabble score · sorted highest score first · showing top 1200

conceptualizing31 encephalography31 conceptualized30 conceptualizers30 reconceptualize30 conceptualizer29 conceptualizes29 encephalopathic29 encephalopathy29 hypervigilances29 nonequivalences29 phosphorescence29 rejuvenescences29 rhombencephalon29 acquiescences28 conceptualize28 deliquescences28 encephalographs28 grandiloquences28 hypervigilance28 magniloquences28 myelencephalic28 nonequivalence28 rejuvenescence28 rhombencephala28 acquiescence27 chancellorships27 deliquescence27 effervescences27 encephalograph27 grandiloquence27 happenchances27 hypersomnolence27 incognizances27 inconsequences27 juvenescences27 magniloquence27 postexperience27 quincentenary27 recognizances27 acquaintances26 chancellorship26 conceivability26 concertizing26 effervescence26 equipollences26 equivalences26 extravagances26 happenchance26 incognizance26 inconsequence26 infrequences26 jurisprudences26 juvenescence26 myelencephalon26 overcompliances26 overconfidences26 preperformances26 quincentenaries26 quincentennials26 recognizance26 rhinencephalic26 thenceforwards26 videoconference26 acquaintance25 acquittances25 circumferences25 cognizances25 concertized25 consequences25 defervescences25 disaffirmances25 equipollence25 equivalence25 excrescences25 extravagance25 inconceivably25 inexpediences25 inexperienced25 infrequence25 jurisprudence25 myelencephala25 omnicompetences25 overcompliance25 overconfidence25 preperformance25 prosencephalic25 quincentennial25 recommencements25 reexperienced25 subsequences25 thenceforward25 acquittance24 circumference24 cognizance24 conceivableness24 concertizes24 concupiscences24 consequence24 defervescence24 disaffirmance24 disconcertingly24 efflorescences24 encephalograms24 excrescence24 expectances24 flamboyances24 frequences24 henceforward24 impercipiences24 inexpedience24 inexperiences24 mesencephalic24 metencephalic24 nonconformances24 nonperformances24 omnicompetence24 overdependences24 preexistences24 prepubescences24 quiescences24 quintessences24 recommencement24 reexperiences24 rhinencephalon24 subsequence24 thermoremanence24 bioluminescence23 clairvoyances23 coexistences23 commencements23 conceivably23 concentrically23 conceptualistic23 concertize23 concupiscence23 condescendences23 convalescences23 counterevidence23 efflorescence23 encephalitogens23 encephalogram23 exorbitances23 expectance23 expediences23 experienced23 flamboyance23 frequence23 impercipience23 improvidences23 inexperience23 insignificances23 magnificences23 misconceiving23 noncertificated23 nonconformance23 nonperformance23 overdependence23 preconceiving23 preexistence23 prepubescence23 prosencephalon23 quiescence23 quintessence23 reconveyances23 reexperience23 reviviscences23 rhabdomancers23 rhinencephala23 teleconferenced23 whencesoever23 birefringences22 circumstanced22 clairvoyance22 coexistence22 comeuppances22 commencement22 complacences22 concentratedly22 concentricity22 conceptualising22 conceptualisms22 conceptuality22 concessively22 condescendence22 convalescence22 conveyancers22 correspondences22 counterbalanced22 counterviolence22 diencephalic22 disconcertments22 encephalitides22 encephalitogen22 excellences22 exorbitance22 expedience22 experiences22 exuberances22 frankincenses22 happenstances22 improvidence22 inconceivable22 inconvenienced22 indifferences22 insignificance22 magnificence22 mesencephalon22 metencephalon22 misconceived22 misconceivers22 misconceptions22 nonacceptances22 noncoincidences22 noncompliances22 nonconfidences22 nonexistences22 overabundances22 overconcerning22 overdominances22 overindulgences22 piquances22 polyvalences22 postconception22 preadolescences22 preconceived22 preconceptions22 prosencephala22 reconveyance22 reviviscence22 rhabdomancer22 superabundances22 teleconferences22 telencephalic22 thenceforth22 unceremoniously22 unconceivable22 affirmances21 ambivalences21 anencephalic21 anencephaly21 beneficences21 birefringence21 chancellery21 chancellory21 chatoyances21 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renouncement16 reprobance16 repugnances16 reverenced16 reverencers16 ropedancers16 semblances16 spancelling16 subscience16 subsentences16 subsidences16 subsistences16 succulence16 suppliance16 temperance16 trancelike16 translucence16 transparence16 tumescence16 turgescence16 twopences16 ultradistance16 uncertainly16 uncertainty16 unconcealed16 unconcerned16 undanceable16 vengeances16 vibrances16 vigilances16 violoncelli16 violoncello16 abeyance15 abstinences15 abundances15 adherence15 admittance15 advanced15 advancers15 allowances15 ambiances15 ambiences15 ambulance15 annoyances15 antiscience15 appetence15 appliance15 ascendance15 ascendence15 attractance15 avoidance15 brilliances15 buoyance15 cancelation15 cancelling15 chanced15 chancels15 coinsurance15 concealing15 conceding15 conceiting15 conceive15 concentrate15 conceptus15 concerning15 concertinas15 concerting15 concertinos15 concessions15 condolence15 congruence15 consistence15 consonances15 continences15 continuance15 convince15 coprinces15 countenance15 decadence15 deference15 defiances15 deviances15 disconcert15 dissidences15 dominances15 ebulliences15 emergences15 evidences15 flagrance15 flatulence15 fragrance15 freelancer15 freelances15 geomancers15 geoscience15 grievance15 hesitances15 hindrance15 illuminance15 imbalance15 immanence15 imminence15 impotence15 incendiaries15 incentives15 incertitudes15 incidences15 incurrences15 inductance15 indulgences15 inferences15 influences15 inherences15 insincerities15 insouciance15 intelligence15 invariance15 jaunce15 jounce15 lancewood15 maintenance15 malignance15 mesalliance15 mincemeat15 misalliance15 monstrances15 negligences15 nonconcerns15 noninsurances15 nonresidence15 nonresistance15 nonsciences15 obediences15 offence15 outbalances15 outdistances15 penetrances15

Why NCE words matter

Words containing NCE are handy for Scrabble, Words with Friends and word puzzles — filter the list above by length to find the play you need.

A quick statistical tour

Inside this list: 1889 words spanning 4–15 letters. The biggest cluster sits at 10 letters (313 words), 16 entries are Wordle-sized at five letters, and 92 run to seven — bingo length if you can empty the rack. For points, the ceiling is CONCEPTUALIZING, worth 31.

For quick reference, the top of the score table reads: CONCEPTUALIZING (31), ENCEPHALOGRAPHY (31), CONCEPTUALIZED (30), CONCEPTUALIZERS (30), RECONCEPTUALIZE (30). At 15 letters, BIOLUMINESCENCE is the longest word on the list; a typical entry scores around 17. Letter-wise, N is the workhorse — it appears in 1889 of these words, ahead of C (1889) and E (1889).

Three easy picks from this list

INCEST — 6 letters for 8 points; every tile in it is a common draw, so it shows up rack after rack.
LANCER earns 8 points from just 6 tiles — and it is a word few opponents will bother to challenge.
Playing LANCES across a double-word square turns its base 8 points into 16 — solid value for 6 tiles.

Once those stick, file away the next tier too: LANCET (8), LAUNCE (8), NANCES (8), NONCES (8), NUANCE (8).

One chunk, many words: NCE

If you are studying English, NCE is a high-leverage chunk: instead of memorising each word cold, anchor the NCE pattern and let the surrounding letters vary. Word-game players get a parallel benefit — when a crossword grid or a Wordle guess reveals the NCE sequence, this page is the complete candidate pool, already sorted by Scrabble value.

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