1,032 Words Ending in CE
The ending CE appears in 1,032 words, from 3-letter words up to 15 letters. The biggest cluster is 9-letter words with 189 entries. Average word length: 9.2 letters.
Silent E at the end of a word is one of English spelling's most famous quirks. It changes vowel sounds (mat vs. mate) and softens consonants (rag vs. rage).
Highest-scoring Scrabble plays that end in CE: PHOSPHORESCENCE (29 pts), HYPERVIGILANCE (28 pts), NONEQUIVALENCE (28 pts), REJUVENESCENCE (28 pts), ACQUIESCENCE (27 pts). The shortest is ACE (3 letters) and the longest is BIOLUMINESCENCE (15 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words starting with WIT.
Notable words: BICE — a pale blue or green paint [n].; AMICE — a furred hood with long ends hanging down in front, worn by certain religious orders [n].; ABDUCE — to draw or conduct away [v].; ABSENCE — the state of being away [n]. Browse words ending in MENT for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that ends in CE?
PHOSPHORESCENCE scores 29 points. Runner-up: HYPERVIGILANCE at 28 points. See words starting with KNOT for more high-value options.
How many words end in CE?
Our dictionary has 1,032 words that end in CE. They range from 3 to 15 letters, with 9-letter words being the most common (189).
What is the shortest word that ends in CE?
ACE at just 3 letters. It means: an expert [n, v].
Three-Letter Words (2)
ACEICE
Four-Letter Words (23)
BICEDACEDICEDUCEFACEFICEFYCELACELICELUCEMACEMICENICEONCEPACEPICEPUCERACERICESICESYCETACEVICE
Five-Letter Words (47)
AMICEAPACEBOCCEBRACEDANCEDEICEDEUCEDOLCEDOUCEDUNCEEDUCEFARCEFENCEFORCEGLACEGRACEHANCEHENCEJUICELANCEMINCENANCENIECENONCEOUNCEPEACEPENCEPIECEPLACEPONCEPRICERANCERECCESAICESAUCESINCESLICESPACESPICETERCETRACETRICETRUCETWICEVOICEWINCEYINCE
Six-Letter Words (73)
ABDUCEADDUCEADVICEALMUCEAMERCEANLACEAPIECEBIFACEBODICEBOUNCECHANCECHOICECILICECOERCEDEDUCEDEFACEDEVICEEFFACEENFACEENLACEENTICEEVINCEFIANCEFIERCEFLEECEGLANCEINDUCEINLACEJAUNCEJOUNCELAUNCEMALICEMENACENOTICENOVICENUANCEOFFICEORRICEPALACEPIERCEPLAICEPOLICEPOMACEPOUNCEPRANCEPRINCEPUMICEQUINCEREDUCEREFACERELACERUBACESCARCESCONCESEANCESEDUCESLUICESOLACESOURCESPENCESPLICESPRUCESTANCETENACETHENCETHRICETIERCETRANCEUNLACEUSANCEVELOCEVIVACEWHENCE
Seven-Letter Words (93)
ABSENCEADVANCEAMBSACEAMESACEANGLICEASKANCEAUSPICEAVARICEBALANCEBEDUNCEBULLACECADDICECADENCECAPRICECATFACECHALICECONDUCECOPPICECORNICECREVICEDEFENCEDEFORCEDEHISCEDEVOICEDIVORCEDOGFACEDORMICEDURANCEEDIFICEEMBRACEEMPLACEENFORCEENHANCEENOUNCEESSENCEFAIENCEFINANCEFLOUNCEFROUNCEFURNACEGRIMACEHOSPICEINVOICEJOYANCEJUSTICELATTICELETTUCELICENCELUCENCEMORTICENOPLACEOFFENCEORIFICEOUTFACEOUTPACEOUTRACEPENANCEPINNACEPOTENCEPREFACEPREPUCEPRERACEPRODUCEREFENCEREJOICEREPLACEREPRICERESPACERETRACEREVOICEROMANCESCIENCESERVICESILENCESONANCESTATICESUBDUCESUBRACESUFFICESURFACETERRACETITMICETRADUCETROUNCETUMESCEUNBRACEUNFENCEUNIFACEUNVOICEUSAUNCEVALANCEVALENCEVENDACE
Eight-Letter Words (147)
ABEYANCEABIDANCEACUTANCEADAMANCEAFFIANCEAIRSPACEALLIANCEALLSPICEAMBIANCEAMBIENCEANNOUNCEANYPLACEAPOTHECEARTIFICEAUDIENCEBECHANCEBENEFICEBOLDFACEBONIFACEBOOKLICEBOOTLACEBRATTICEBRISANCEBUOYANCECARAPACECLARENCECLUBFACECOALESCECODPIECECOMMENCECOMMERCECOMPLICECONVINCECOPRINCECREDENCEDEFIANCEDENOUNCEDEVIANCEDISGRACEDISPLACEDISTANCEEARPIECEELEGANCEEMINENCEENSCONCEENTRANCEEVANESCEEVIDENCEEXIGENCEEYEPIECEFEASANCEFLORENCEFOOTPACEFOOTRACEFOREFACEFULLFACEGENTRICEGUIDANCEHEADRACEINSTANCEISSUANCEITERANCEJAUNDICELAITANCELENIENCELICORICEMERGENCEMIDSPACEMILLRACEMISPLACEMISPRICEMISSPACEMISTRACENASCENCENECKLACENONDANCENUISANCEOPALESCEOPULENCEORDNANCEOUTDANCEOUTFENCEOUTPLACEOUTPRICEOUTRANCEOUTVOICEOVERNICEPALEFACEPARLANCEPATIENCEPERFORCEPIQUANCEPITTANCEPOPULACEPORTANCEPOSTFACEPOSTRACEPOULTICEPRACTICEPRENTICE
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Nine-Letter Words (189)
ABERRANCEABUNDANCEACCEDENCEACCIDENCEACQUIESCEADHERENCEADJACENCEAEROSPACEAFFLUENCEALLOWANCEAMBULANCEANNOYANCEAPPETENCEAPPLIANCEARMISTICEARROGANCEASSONANCEASSURANCEAVIATRICEAVOIDANCEBACKSPACEBIVALENCEBLACKFACECICATRICECLEARANCECOFINANCECOHERENCECOPRODUCECOVALENCECOWARDICECUMBRANCEDALLIANCEDECADENCEDEFERENCEDESINENCEDILIGENCEDIVALENCEDOMINANCEDOUGHFACEDOWNFORCEEFFLUENCEELOQUENCEEMERGENCEEMITTANCEENDURANCEESPERANCEESURIENCEEXISTENCEEXULTANCEFAINEANCEFALSEFACEFECULENCEFIREPLACEFLAGRANCEFLUORESCEFORTALICEFOURPENCEFRAGRANCEFREELANCEFREQUENCEGRIEVANCEHAIRPIECEHALFPENCEHEADPIECEHEADSPACEHEELPIECEHESITANCEHINDRANCEHOMEPLACEHORSERACEIGNORANCEIMBALANCEIMMANENCEIMMINENCEIMPEDANCEIMPOTENCEIMPUDENCEINCIDENCEINDIGENCEINDOLENCEINFERENCEINFLUENCEINHERENCEINJUSTICEINNOCENCEINSOLENCEINSURANCEINTERFACEINTERLACEINTERRACEINTRODUCEINTUMESCEJUBILANCEKNEEPIECELIGHTFACELIQUORICELUMINANCELUMINESCEMILITANCEMISADVICE
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Ten-Letter Words (164)
ABHORRENCEABSORBANCEABSTINENCEACCEPTANCEACCOMPLICEACCORDANCEADMITTANCEADVERTENCEAFFIRMANCEAFTERPIECEALLEGIANCEALTARPIECEANTICHOICEANTIPOLICEAPPEARANCEAPPLESAUCEAPPRENTICEASCENDANCEASCENDENCEASSISTANCEATTENDANCEBIOSCIENCEBIRTHPLACEBRILLIANCECANTATRICECHATOYANCECOCKATRICECOGNIZANCECOMPETENCECOMPLIANCECONDOLENCECONFERENCECONFIDENCECONFLUENCECONGRUENCECONNIVANCECONSCIENCECONSONANCECONTINENCECONVALESCECONVEYANCECORPULENCECOVARIANCECROSSPIECECYBERSPACEDEFEASANCEDEHISCENCEDELIQUESCEDENTIFRICEDEPENDANCEDEPENDENCEDESISTANCEDETERRENCEDIFFERENCEDIFFIDENCEDIRECTRICEDISSERVICEDISSIDENCEDISSONANCEDIVERGENCEDIVULGENCEEBULLIENCEEFFERVESCEEFFLORESCEEFFULGENCEEVERYPLACEEXCELLENCEEXPECTANCEEXPEDIENCEEXPERIENCEEXUBERANCEFIELDPIECEFLATULENCEGEOSCIENCEGOVERNANCEGRANDNIECEHYDROSPACEHYPERSPACEIMMITTANCEIMPATIENCEIMPORTANCEIMPRUDENCEINCANDESCEINCIPIENCEINCURRENCEINDUCTANCEINDULGENCEINELEGANCEINSISTENCEINSURGENCEINTENDANCEINTERSPACEINTERSTICEINVARIANCEIRRADIANCELUXURIANCEMALIGNANCEMISBALANCEMONSTRANCEMOUTHPIECE
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Eleven-Letter Words (118)
ABSORPTANCEACQUITTANCEADOLESCENCEAMBIVALENCEANTECEDENCEANTISCIENCEATTRACTANCEBENEFICENCEBENEVOLENCECANDESCENCECAPACITANCECENTERPIECECHROMINANCECOALESCENCECOEXISTENCECOINCIDENCECOINSURANCECOMEUPPANCECOMMONPLACECOMPLACENCECONCORDANCECONCURRENCECONDUCTANCECONFERRENCECONFORMANCECONSEQUENCECONSISTENCECONTINGENCECONTINUANCECONTRIVANCECONVENIENCECONVERGENCECONVERSANCECOTRANSDUCECOUNTENANCEDELIVERANCEDESPONDENCEDISCORDANCEDISTURBANCEENCUMBRANCEEQUIVALENCEEVANESCENCEEXCRESCENCEEXORBITANCEFLAMBOYANCEFLORESCENCEFORBEARANCEFORBIDDANCEFRAUDULENCEFURTHERANCEILLUMINANCEIMPENITENCEIMPUISSANCEINAPPETENCEINCOHERENCEINEXISTENCEINFREQUENCEINHERITANCEINSENTIENCEINSOUCIANCEINTEROFFICEINTOLERANCEIRIDESCENCEIRRELEVANCEIRREVERENCEMAINTENANCEMALEFICENCEMALEVOLENCEMALFEASANCEMALPRACTICEMANTELPIECEMARKETPLACEMASTERPIECEMESALLIANCEMISALLIANCEMISFEASANCEMISGUIDANCEMULTISOURCEMUNIFICENCENONCHALANCENONEVIDENCENONFEASANCENONSENTENCENONVIOLENCEOMNIPOTENCEOMNISCIENCEOPALESCENCEOUTDISTANCEOVERBALANCEOVERPRODUCEOVERSERVICEPERCIPIENCEPERFORMANCEPERSISTENCEPHOTOREDUCEPOLYVALENCEPOSTDIVORCEPREANNOUNCEPREEMINENCEPRESENTENCE
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Twelve-Letter Words (92)
ACQUAINTANCEACQUIESCENCEANTIVIOLENCEAPPURTENANCEARBORESCENCEBELLIGERENCECHIMNEYPIECECIRCUMSTANCECLAIRVOYANCECODEPENDENCECOMPLAISANCECONCOMITANCECONCRESCENCECOUNTERFORCEDETUMESCENCEDISALLOWANCEDISOBEDIENCEDISSEVERANCEEQUIPOLLENCEETHNOSCIENCEEXTRAVAGANCEFLUORESCENCEFRONTISPIECEHAPPENCHANCEHAPPENSTANCEHYPERSURFACEIMPERMANENCEIMPERTINENCEIMPROVIDENCEINADVERTENCEINCALESCENCEINCOGNIZANCEINCOMPETENCEINCONGRUENCEINCONSONANCEINCONTINENCEINDEHISCENCEINDEPENDENCEINDIFFERENCEINEXPEDIENCEINEXPERIENCEINOBSERVANCEINTELLIGENCEINTEMPERANCEINTERFERENCEINTERSERVICEINTUMESCENCEJUVENESCENCELUMINESCENCEMAGNIFICENCEMICROBALANCEMISPRONOUNCEMISREFERENCEMULTISERVICEMULTIVALENCENEUROSCIENCENONEXISTENCENONINFLUENCENONINSURANCENONRESIDENCEOBSOLESCENCEOMNIPRESENCEOUTREPRODUCEOVERISSUANCEOVERRELIANCEPEARLESCENCEPERSEVERANCEPHOSPHORESCEPRECIPITANCEPRECLEARANCEPREDOMINANCEPREEMERGENCEPREEXISTENCEPROTUBERANCEQUINTESSENCEREAPPEARANCERECOGNIZANCERECONVEYANCEREEXPERIENCEREMINISCENCEREMONSTRANCEREOCCURRENCERESPLENDENCEREVIVISCENCESIGNIFICANCESUBSERVIENCESURVEILLANCETRANSFERENCETRANSHUMANCETRANSLUCENCETRANSPARENCEUNDERSURFACE
Thirteen-Letter Words (44)
BIREFRINGENCECIRCUMFERENCECLAIRAUDIENCECONCUPISCENCECONVALESCENCEDEFERVESCENCEDELIQUESCENCEDISAFFIRMANCEDISAPPEARANCEEFFERVESCENCEEFFLORESCENCEIMPERCIPIENCEINCANDESCENCEINCONSEQUENCEINCONSISTENCEINCONVENIENCEINFLORESCENCEINTERMITTENCEINTRANSIGENCEJURISPRUDENCEMAGNILOQUENCENONACCEPTANCENONAPPEARANCENONATTENDANCENONCOMPLIANCENONCONFERENCENONCONFIDENCENONOBSERVANCENONOCCURRENCENONRESISTANCEOVERABUNDANCEOVERDOMINANCEPOSTEMERGENCEPREPONDERANCEPREPUBESCENCEPSEUDOSCIENCERECALCITRANCERECRUDESCENCESUPEREMINENCETHOROUGHBRACETRANSCENDENCETRANSMITTANCEULTRADISTANCEULTRAVIOLENCE
Fourteen-Letter Words (28)
CONDESCENDENCECORRESPONDENCECOUNTERBALANCEDISCONTINUANCEDISCOUNTENANCEDISINHERITANCEGRANDILOQUENCEHYPERVIGILANCEINSIGNIFICANCEINTERINFLUENCEINTRANSIGEANCENONCOINCIDENCENONCONCURRENCENONCONFORMANCENONEQUIVALENCENONPERFORMANCEOMNICOMPETENCEOVERCOMPLIANCEOVERCONFIDENCEOVERDEPENDENCEOVERINDULGENCEPOSTEXPERIENCEPREADOLESCENCEPREPERFORMANCERECONNAISSANCEREJUVENESCENCESUPERABUNDANCETELECONFERENCE
Fifteen-Letter Words (12)
BIOLUMINESCENCECOUNTEREVIDENCECOUNTERINSTANCECOUNTERVIOLENCEHYPERSOMNOLENCEINTERDEPENDENCENONINDEPENDENCENONINTERFERENCEPHOSPHORESCENCESUPERINTENDENCETHERMOREMANENCEVIDEOCONFERENCE