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LANCING

7 letters, 10 points in Scrabble, 2 vowels

What LANCING Means

LANCING is a form of LANCE, which means:

  1. noun: a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
  2. noun: an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish
  3. verb: move quickly, as if by cutting one's way“Planes lanced towards the shore”
  4. verb: pierce with a lance, as in a knights' fight

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

LANCING is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 10 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as L1 A1 N1 C3 I1 N1 G2.

At seven letters this plays a whole rack, which is a bingo and worth 60 in Scrabble once the 50 point bonus lands.

Words Made From The Letters In LANCING

61 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

6 letter words (3)

5 letter words (10)

4 letter words (20)

3 letter words (19)

2 letter words (9)

Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.