Definition of nonce

"nonce" in the noun sense

1. time being, nonce

the present occasion

"for the nonce"

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Quotations for nonce

The most influential books, and the truest in their influence, are works of fiction. They repeat, they re-arrange, they clarify the lessons of life; they disengage us from ourselves, they constrain us to the acquaintance of others; and they show us the web of experience, but with a singular change - that monstrous, consuming ego of ours being, nonce, struck out. [ Robert Louis Stevenson ]

nonce in Scrabble®

The word nonce is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 7

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters nonce:

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All Scrabble® Plays For The Word nonce

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The 191 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In nonce

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nonce in Words With Friends™

The word nonce is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 10

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters nonce:

NONCE
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All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word nonce

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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In nonce

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Words within the letters of nonce

2 letter words in nonce (3 words)

3 letter words in nonce (3 words)

4 letter words in nonce (4 words)

5 letter words in nonce (1 word)

nonce + 1 blank (2 words)

Words containing the sequence nonce

Words with nonce in them (1 word)

Words that end with nonce (1 word)

Word Growth involving nonce

Shorter words in nonce

no

on once

Longer words containing nonce

noncelestial

noncellular

noncentral noncentrally

noncertifiable

noncertificate noncertificated

noncertification noncertifications

noncertified

noncervical noncervically

nonces