advance: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 13 letter points · starts with A · ends with E
Meaning of advance
verb
To promote or advantage. To help the progress of (something); to further.
To promote or advantage. To raise (someone) in rank or office; to prefer, to promote.
To move forward in space or time. To move or push (something) forwards, especially forcefully.
To move forward in space or time. To make (something) happen at an earlier time or date; to bring forward, to hasten.
Listed forms: advances, advancing, advanced, advaunce.
Source: Wiktionary — advance.
noun
A forward move; improvement or progression.
Example: an advance in health or knowledge
An amount of money or credit, especially given as a loan, or paid before it is due; an advancement.
An addition to the price; rise in price or value.
Example: an advance on the prime cost of goods
- in-plural, often
An opening approach or overture, now especially of an unwelcome or sexual nature.
Listed forms: advances, advaunce.
Source: Wiktionary — advance.
adj
Completed before necessary or a milestone event.
Example: He made an advance payment on the prior shipment to show good faith.
Preceding.
Example: The advance man came a month before the candidate.
Forward.
Example: The scouts found a site for an advance base.
Listed forms: advaunce.
Source: Wiktionary — advance.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for advance.
adjective
being ahead of time or need
adjective
situated ahead or going before
- advanced
- in advance
noun
a movement forward
noun
a change for the better; progress in development
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is advance in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of advance
A(1) + D(2) + V(4) + A(1) + N(1) + C(3) + E(1) = 13 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of advance
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from advance
42 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in advance. Showing up to 24, longest first.