lance

NOUNVERB /læns/
5 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH L

lance is a valid 5-letter word worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
L1A1N1C3E1
1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 =7 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 14TRIPLE WORD → 21
MEANING

What does lance mean?

NOUN · 3 SENSES
1

A surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions.

SYNONYMS
2

An implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish.

BROADER
3

A long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon.

SYNONYMS
VERB · 3 SENSES
1

Move quickly, as if by cutting one's way.

“Planes lanced towards the shore”

2

Open by piercing with a lancet.

“lance a boil”

3

Pierce with a lance, as in a knights' fight.

AT THE BOARD

Anagrams of lance

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