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— English words —

• sconce n. A fixture for a light, which holds it and provides a screen against wind or against a naked flame or lightbulb.
• sconce n. A head or a skull.
• sconce n. A poll tax; a mulct or fine.
• sconce n. (Oxford University slang) An act of sconcing; very similar to a fine at Cambridge University, though…
• sconce v. (Obsolete) To impose a fine, a forfeit, or a mulct.
• sconce v. (Oxford University slang) During a meal or as part of a drinking game, to announce some (usually outrageous)…
• sconce n. A type of small fort or other fortification, especially as built to defend a pass or ford.
• sconce n. (Obsolete) A hut for protection and shelter; a stall.
• sconce n. (Architecture) A squinch.
• sconce n. A fragment of a floe of ice.
• sconce n. A fixed seat or shelf.
• sconce v. (Obsolete) to shut within a sconce; to imprison.

— English word, defined in German —

• sconce S. Die Wandleuchte.

— English words, defined in French —

• sconce n. (Mobilier) Applique, luminaire mural.
• sconce n. (Militaire) Bastion, bastille.
• sconce v. (Désuet) Embastiller, mettre en prison.

— English word, defined in Spanish —

• sconce s. Aplique (candelero).

71 English words from 12 English definitions

act against and announce Architecture as␣built built Cambridge defend drinking drinking␣game During especially fine fixed fixture flame floe for ford forfeit fort fortification fragment game head holds holds␣it hut ice impose imprison light lightbulb meal mulct naked Obsolete of␣a other outrageous Oxford part pass poll poll␣tax protection provides sconce sconcing screen seat shelf shelter shut similar skull slang small some squinch stall tax though type University usually very which wind within

7 English words from 5 foreign definitions

Applique bastille Bastion Die luminaire mural prison

7 foreign words from 5 foreign definitions

Aplique candelero Désuet Embastiller mettre Militaire Mobilier

4 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

sconced sconcer sconces sconcers

52 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

absconces ensconced ensconces insconced insconces unsconced disconcert misconceit misconcern disconcerts misconceipt misconceits misconceive unensconced disconcerted ensconcement misconceipts misconceited misconceived misconceiver misconceives disconcerning disconcerteth disconcerting disconcertion ensconcements misconceiting misconceivers misconceiving misconception disconcertedly disconcertment misconceivable misconceivedly misconceptions undisconcerted disconcertingly disconcertments disconcertedness misconceivedness misconceptualize undisconcertable artist's␣conception disconcertingness misconceptualized misconceptualizes artist's␣conceptions misconceptualizing misconceptualisation misconceptualization misconceptualisations misconceptualizations

3 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

absconce ensconce insconce

11 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

con Con CON -con con- conc. onc ONC once SCO scon

5 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

CNO NOC NOCs OCs OCS

16 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

Canseco Cascone cocones conches Conches concise Coonces Counces Cronces McCones nosecco Saccone sconced sconcer sconces Scronce

13 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

CCSNe cones Cones cosen Cosen econs NECCO Noces onces scone Scone secco SENCO

4 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

scance scorce scouce skonce

2 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

scone Scone

One epenthesis (New word found when adding only one letter.)

Scronce

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