Lance

5 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

A long weapon with a pointed metal head used by mounted soldiers. A surgical instrument for making small incisions.

“The medieval knight carried a lance into battle.”

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Synonyms

spearjavelinpike

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains vowels A and E with soft C sound.

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Scrabble

Worth 7 points, C can be valuable for connecting words.

Words Related to Lance

Anagrams of Lance

Words that use exactly the same letters as “lance”.

ancle canel clean lenca

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “lance” to make these 5-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

dance hance lanch lande nance rance vance

Words you can make from Lance

Shorter words formed from the letters in “lance”.

acle acne alce alec alen cane clan elan encl lace lane lean

Add a letter to make a longer word

6-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “lance”.

cancel candle glance

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