sustenance
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- 12
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 10
Definition of sustenance
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(countable, uncountable)Something that provides support or nourishment.
“More than a mere source of Promethean sustenance to thwart the cold and cook one's meat, wood was quite simply mankind's first industrial and manufacturing fuel.”
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Etymology
From Middle English sustenaunce, from Old French sustenance, from sustenir with the suffix -ance, from Vulgar Latin *sustenire, from Latin sustinere. Compare also Late Latin sustinentia. Equivalent to sustain + -ance.
Words you can make from sustenance
200+ playable · top: ACUTENESS (11 pts)
Best play acuteness 11 points8-letter words
5 words7-letter words
29 words- ASCENTS 9 pts
- CAESTUS 9 pts
- CANTEEN 9 pts
- CASSENE 9 pts
- CETANES 9 pts
- CUESTAS 9 pts
- CUNEATE 9 pts
- ECTASES 9 pts
- ENCASES 9 pts
- NASCENT 9 pts
- NUANCES 9 pts
- NUTCASE 9 pts
- SEANCES 9 pts
- SECANTS 9 pts
- SENECAS 9 pts
- STANCES 9 pts
- TENACES 9 pts
- UNCASES 9 pts
- USANCES 9 pts
- ENTASES 7 pts
- NEATENS 7 pts
- SATEENS 7 pts
- SENATES 7 pts
- SENNETS 7 pts
- SENSATE 7 pts
- SUNTANS 7 pts
- UNEASES 7 pts
- UNEATEN 7 pts
- UNSEATS 7 pts
6-letter words
59 words- ACUTES 8 pts
- ASCENT 8 pts
- CANTUS 8 pts
- CASTES 8 pts
- CAUSES 8 pts
- CEASES 8 pts
- CENSES 8 pts
- CENSUS 8 pts
- CENTAS 8 pts
- CESTAS 8 pts
- CESTUS 8 pts
- CETANE 8 pts
- CUESTA 8 pts
- ENACTS 8 pts
- ENCASE 8 pts
- NUANCE 8 pts
- SAUCES 8 pts
- SCANTS 8 pts
- SCENAS 8 pts
- SCENES 8 pts
- SCENTS 8 pts
- SCUTES 8 pts
- SEANCE 8 pts
- SECANT 8 pts
- SENECA 8 pts
- STANCE 8 pts
- TENACE 8 pts
- UNCASE 8 pts
- UNCAST 8 pts
- USANCE 8 pts
- AENEUS 6 pts
- ANENST 6 pts
- ANUSES 6 pts
- ASSENT 6 pts
- ENATES 6 pts
- ENSUES 6 pts
- NEATEN 6 pts
- SANEST 6 pts
- SATEEN 6 pts
- SAUTES 6 pts
- SENATE 6 pts
- SENNAS 6 pts
- SENNET 6 pts
- STANES 6 pts
- SUETES 6 pts
- SUNNAS 6 pts
- SUNSET 6 pts
- SUNTAN 6 pts
- TEASES 6 pts
- TENNES 6 pts
- TENSES 6 pts
- TENUES 6 pts
- UNEASE 6 pts
- UNSEAT 6 pts
- UNSEEN 6 pts
- UNSEES 6 pts
- UNSENT 6 pts
- UNSETS 6 pts
- USNEAS 6 pts
5-letter words
76 words- ACNES 7 pts
- ACUTE 7 pts
- ASCUS 7 pts
- CANES 7 pts
- CANST 7 pts
- CANTS 7 pts
- CASES 7 pts
- CASTE 7 pts
- CASTS 7 pts
- CASUS 7 pts
- CATES 7 pts
- CAUSE 7 pts
- CEASE 7 pts
- CENSE 7 pts
- CENTS 7 pts
- CENTU 7 pts
- CESTA 7 pts
- CETES 7 pts
- CUTES 7 pts
- ENACT 7 pts
- SAUCE 7 pts
- SCANS 7 pts
- SCANT 7 pts
- SCATS 7 pts
- SCENA 7 pts
- SCENE 7 pts
- SCENT 7 pts
- SCUTA 7 pts
- SCUTE 7 pts
- SCUTS 7 pts
- SECTS 7 pts
- TACES 7 pts
- ANENT 5 pts
- ANTES 5 pts
- ASSET 5 pts
- AUNTS 5 pts
- EASES 5 pts
- EASTS 5 pts
- EATEN 5 pts
- ENATE 5 pts
- ENSUE 5 pts
- ESNES 5 pts
- ETNAS 5 pts
- NATES 5 pts
- NEATS 5 pts
- NENES 5 pts
- NESTS 5 pts
- SANES 5 pts
- SATES 5 pts
- SAUTE 5 pts
- SEATS 5 pts
- SENES 5 pts
- SENNA 5 pts
- SENSA 5 pts
- SENSE 5 pts
- SENTE 5 pts
- SENTS 5 pts
- SETAE 5 pts
- STANE 5 pts
- STANS 5 pts
- STUNS 5 pts
- SUETE 5 pts
- SUETS 5 pts
- SUNNA 5 pts
- SUNNS 5 pts
- TASES 5 pts
- TASSE 5 pts
- TEASE 5 pts
- TEENS 5 pts
- TENNE 5 pts
- TENSE 5 pts
- TUNAS 5 pts
- TUNES 5 pts
- UNSEE 5 pts
- UNSET 5 pts
- USNEA 5 pts
4-letter words
30 words- ACES 6 pts
- ACNE 6 pts
- ACTS 6 pts
- CANE 6 pts
- CANS 6 pts
- CANT 6 pts
- CASE 6 pts
- CAST 6 pts
- CATE 6 pts
- CATS 6 pts
- CEES 6 pts
- CENT 6 pts
- CESS 6 pts
- CETE 6 pts
- CUES 6 pts
- CUSS 6 pts
- CUTE 6 pts
- CUTS 6 pts
- ECUS 6 pts
- ANES 4 pts
- ANTE 4 pts
- ANTS 4 pts
- ANUS 4 pts
- ATES 4 pts
- AUNT 4 pts
- EASE 4 pts
- EAST 4 pts
- EATS 4 pts
- ESES 4 pts
- ESNE 4 pts
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