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Dances

d 2a 1n 1c 3e 1s 1

About 2 syllables

noun · verb · 6 letters · Very common · plural and third-person singular form of dance

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does dances mean?

noun

  1. an artistic form of nonverbal communication

  2. a party of people assembled for dancing

  3. taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music

    Synonymsdancingterpsichoresaltation

  4. a party for social dancing

verb

  1. move in a graceful and rhythmical way

    “The young girl danced into the room”

  2. move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance

    “My husband and I like to dance at home to the radio”

    Synonymstrip the light fantastictrip the light fantastic toe

  3. skip, leap, or move up and down or sideways

    “Dancing flames”

Definitions shown for dance, the base form of dances.

Is DANCES a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is DANCES worth?

Scrabble

9 pts
d 2a 1n 1c 3e 1s 1

Words With Friends

11 pts
d 2a 1n 2c 4e 1s 1

Wordfeud

10 pts
d 2a 1n 1c 4e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

9 pts
d 2a 1n 1c 3e 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in DANCES

Anagrams 1

ascend

Words that end like DANCES

Common words that share the ending -ANCES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

chanceslancesglancesprancesstancestrancesadvancescircumstancesbalancesenhancesfinancesdistancesinstancesallowancessubstancesappearancesperformancespenancesromancesentrancespittancesambulancesannoyancesassurances
All words ending in -ANCES

Dances: quick answers

Is DANCES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. DANCES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 9 points before board bonuses.
How many points is DANCES worth?
DANCES scores 9 points in Scrabble, 11 in Words With Friends, 10 in Wordfeud and 9 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does dances mean?
dances is the plural and third-person singular form of dance, which means “an artistic form of nonverbal communication”. It has 7 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in DANCES?
You can make 87 shorter words from DANCES, such as ACNED, CADES, CANED, CASED. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of DANCES?
DANCES rearranges into ASCEND.