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5 Letter Words Ending in CE

The 96 5 letter words ending in ce, 29 of them still able to come up as the answer. Sorted by what each guess rules out rather than by alphabet.

5 Letter Words Ending in CE such as BRACE, DANCE, DEUCE

Green C and E tiles in the final squares leave 5 letter words ending in CE to solve, starting from the square before the C.

When a vowel precedes the C, the silent E lengthens that vowel, as PLACE and PRICE show, while SINCE has a short I.

Applied to a Wordle guess, a long vowel heard in the answer goes in the third square, and a short vowel suggests a consonant there.

List of 5 Letter Words Ending in CE

  • BRACE
  • DANCE
  • DEUCE
  • DUNCE
  • FARCE
  • FENCE
  • FORCE
  • GRACE
  • HENCE
  • JUICE
  • LANCE
  • MINCE
  • NIECE
  • OUNCE
  • PEACE
  • PENCE
  • PIECE
  • PLACE
  • PRICE
  • SAUCE
  • SINCE
  • SLICE
  • SPACE
  • TRACE
  • TRICE
  • TRUCE
  • TWICE
  • VOICE
  • WINCE
  • AFACE
  • ALICE
  • AMICE
  • ANICE
  • APACE
  • ARACE
  • BEICE
  • BOCCE
  • BONCE
  • BOYCE
  • BRUCE
  • BRYCE
  • BUNCE
  • CHACE
  • CIRCE
  • CRUCE
  • DEICE
  • DOLCE
  • DOOCE
  • DOUCE
  • DRICE
  • DULCE
  • EDUCE
  • GARCE
  • GLACE
  • GORCE
  • GRECE
  • GRICE
  • GRYCE
  • HANCE
  • JOYCE
  • MEECE
  • MENCE
  • MERCE
  • MISCE
  • NAICE
  • NANCE
  • NONCE
  • NUNCE
  • PANCE
  • PEECE
  • PERCE
  • PINCE
  • PLOCE
  • PONCE
  • POUCE
  • PUNCE
  • RANCE
  • RECCE
  • REICE
  • RINCE
  • RUICE
  • RUNCE
  • SAICE
  • SENCE
  • SHICE
  • SKICE
  • SONCE
  • SOUCE
  • SOWCE
  • SPECE
  • SPICE
  • TERCE
  • UNICE
  • VANCE
  • VINCE
  • YINCE

Common 5 Letter Words Ending in CE

  • SINCE
  • PLACE
  • FORCE
  • PRICE
  • SPACE
  • VOICE
  • PIECE
  • PEACE
  • DANCE
  • TWICE
  • GRACE
  • HENCE
  • JUICE
  • SAUCE
  • FENCE
  • TRACE
  • LANCE

Best 5 Letter Words Ending in CE for Wordle

  • PRICE
  • SINCE
  • DANCE
  • PLACE
  • FORCE
  • SPACE
  • VOICE
  • PIECE
  • PEACE
  • TWICE
  • GRACE
  • HENCE
  • JUICE
  • SAUCE
  • FENCE
  • TRACE
  • LANCE
  • SLICE
  • NIECE
  • OUNCE
  • BRACE
  • PENCE
  • TRUCE
  • FARCE
  • MINCE
  • DEUCE
  • WINCE
  • DUNCE
  • TRICE

5 Letter Words Ending in CE by Third Letter

5 Letter Words Ending in ACE

  • PLACE
  • SPACE
  • PEACE
  • GRACE
  • TRACE
  • BRACE
  • APACE
  • CHACE
  • GLACE
  • AFACE
  • ARACE

5 Letter Words Ending in ICE

  • PRICE
  • VOICE
  • TWICE
  • JUICE
  • SLICE
  • TRICE
  • ALICE
  • SPICE
  • GRICE
  • AMICE
  • ANICE
  • UNICE

5 Letter Words Ending in NCE

  • SINCE
  • DANCE
  • HENCE
  • FENCE
  • LANCE
  • OUNCE
  • PENCE
  • MINCE
  • WINCE
  • DUNCE
  • VINCE
  • VANCE

5 Letter Words Ending in OCE and RCE

  • FORCE
  • FARCE
  • PERCE
  • CIRCE
  • MERCE
  • TERCE
  • GORCE
  • DOOCE
  • GARCE
  • PLOCE

5 Letter Words Ending in SCE and UCE

  • SAUCE
  • TRUCE
  • DEUCE
  • BRUCE
  • DOUCE
  • CRUCE
  • SOUCE
  • POUCE
  • EDUCE
  • MISCE

5 Letter Words Ending in CE by Starting Letter

5 Letter Words Starting With P and Ending in CE

  • PLACE
  • PRICE
  • PIECE
  • PEACE
  • PENCE
  • PONCE
  • PERCE
  • PINCE
  • PANCE
  • POUCE
  • PEECE
  • PLOCE

Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with P

5 Letter Words Starting With S and Ending in CE

  • SINCE
  • SPACE
  • SAUCE
  • SLICE
  • SPICE
  • SENCE
  • SOUCE
  • SONCE
  • SAICE
  • SHICE
  • SKICE
  • SOWCE

Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with S

Highest Scoring 5 Letter Words Ending in CE in Scrabble

  1. JUICE 14 points
  2. BOCCE 11 points
  3. FARCE 10 points
  4. FENCE 10 points
  5. FORCE 10 points
  6. HENCE 10 points
  7. TWICE 10 points
  8. VOICE 10 points
  9. WINCE 10 points
  10. APACE 9 points

Meanings of 5 Letter Words Ending in CE

  • TERCE: The third canonical hour; about 9 a.m.
  • BONCE: Informal terms for a human head.
  • RECCE: Reconnaissance (by shortening).
  • BOCCE: Italian bowling played on a long narrow dirt court.
  • BUNCE: A sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money).
  • TRICE: Raise with a line. It is on the answer list.
  • NONCE: The present occasion.
  • APACE: With rapid movements.
  • DUNCE: A stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence. It is on the answer list.
  • WINCE: Draw back, as with fear or pain. It is on the answer list.

FAQs

What are 5 letter words ending in CE?

There are 96 of them. The everyday ones include SINCE, PLACE, FORCE, PRICE and SPACE.

How many 5 letter words end in CE?

96 in total, and 29 of them are on the Wordle answer list.

Which 5 letter words ending in CE are Wordle answers?

29 of them have been answers, among them VOICE, PIECE, PEACE, DANCE and TWICE.

What 5 letter words start with P and end in CE?

13 of them, including PLACE, PRICE, PIECE, PEACE and PENCE.

Can a Wordle answer end in CE?

Yes. SINCE, PLACE and FORCE all sit on the Wordle answer list, so the pattern is worth playing for rather than ruling out.

Do any of these use the same letter twice?

Yes. PIECE and PEACE are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.

Is DEICE really a word?

Yes. Make or become free of frost or ice. It is not on the Wordle answer list, so keep it for Scrabble.

Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?

SINCE. It is the most ordinary word here that the answer list carries, so it is the guess to make when you want to win the round rather than learn from it.

Are all of these accepted as guesses?

Yes. Every word on this list is a legal guess, including the ones that look wrong. YINCE and SPECE are among them. Only a smaller set sits on the answer list, and those are the ones marked in green.

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