Is “Lance” a Scrabble word?

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Yes
LANCE
Valid in at least one Scrabble dictionary

Valid in these dictionaries

SOWPODS / CSW
Scrabble UK & International
Valid
TWL / NWL
Scrabble North America
Valid
Large English Dictionary
General English word list
Valid

Meaning of Lance

/lɑːns/

noun
  1. 1.A weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle and a steel blade or head; a spear carried by horsemen.

  2. 2.A wooden spear, sometimes hollow, used in jousting or tilting, designed to shatter on impact with the opposing knight’s armour.

  3. 3.A spear or harpoon used by whalers and fishermen.

verb
  1. 1.To pierce with a lance, or with any similar weapon.

    Seized the due victim, and with fury lanced Her back. Dryden.

  2. 2.To open with a lancet; to pierce

    to lance a vein or an abscess

  3. 3.To throw in the manner of a lance; to lanch.