Words with 'd' as the first letter that end with 'nce'


Select from up to an enormous 111 words for words that start with 'd' and end with 'nce'.

5 letter words

  • dance
  • dunce

7 letter words

  • decence
  • defence
  • devance
  • durance

8 letter words

  • daliance
  • defiance
  • denounce
  • deviance
  • dimuence
  • dispence
  • distance
  • doleance

9 letter words

  • dalliance
  • decadence
  • decidence
  • dedolence
  • deference
  • demilance
  • desinence
  • difluence
  • diligence
  • disprince
  • disusance
  • divalence
  • dominance
  • doubtance

10 letter words

  • debarrance
  • deceivance
  • decumbence
  • decurrence
  • defailance
  • defaisance
  • defeasance
  • deficience
  • dehiscence
  • dependance
  • dependence
  • desipience
  • desistance
  • desistence
  • desperance
  • detergence
  • deterrence
  • difference
  • diffidence
  • diffluence
  • disadvance
  • disavaunce
  • disbalance
  • dissidence
  • dissonance
  • divergence
  • divulgence

11 letter words

  • decoherence
  • decrescence
  • defaillance
  • delinquence
  • deliverance
  • demicadence
  • dereference
  • descendance
  • descendence
  • despondence
  • digredience
  • disavowance
  • discordance
  • discredence
  • discrepance
  • disentrance
  • displicence
  • dissilience
  • disturbance

12 letter words

  • decalescence
  • delitescence
  • demidistance
  • demonstrance
  • desesperance
  • detumescence
  • diathermance
  • disagreeance
  • disallowance
  • disobedience
  • disordinance
  • displeasance
  • disreverence
  • dissemblance
  • dissentience
  • disseverance

13 letter words

  • decrudescence
  • defervescence
  • deflorescence
  • deliquescence
  • disacceptance
  • disaccordance
  • disaffirmance
  • disappearance
  • discompliance
  • disconsolance
  • disregardance
  • distemperance

14 letter words

  • degenerescence
  • discontinuance
  • disconvenience
  • discountenance
  • disencumbrance
  • disinheritance

15 letter words

  • deorsumvergence
  • disacquaintance

16 letter words

  • demitranslucence

What is the most common word that starts with 'd' and ends with 'nce'?
A well-known word for the combination you requested is 'distance'.

How many words could one put together using the specified combination?
You can choose from 111 entries using our page of words that start with 'd' and end with 'nce'.

What is the best score you're able to get in Scrabble using this list of words with 'd' as the 1st letter that end with 'nce'?
With an overwhelming 111 entries, we would suggest opting for 'defiance' scoring 14 points.

Is there an example word from this page which might be deemed as interesting?
The most strange word from this list is 'durance'. 'Durance''s definition is "1. Continuance; duration. See Endurance. [Archaic] Of how short durance was this new-made state! Dryden. 2. Imprisonment; restraint of the person; custody by a jailer; duress. Shak. "Durance vile." Burns. In durance, exile, bedlam or the mint. Pope. 3. (A) A stout cloth stuff, formerly made in imitation of buff...", according to the dictionary.

How many characters does the longest word from this page consist of?
There are 16 letters in the word 'demitranslucence', that makes it the longest word we have.