Terces
6 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
Plural of terce, referring to the third canonical hour of the divine office, observed at approximately nine o'clock in the morning.
“The monks gathered in the chapel to pray terces before beginning the day's labour.”
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canonical hours
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Contains T, E, R, C, E, S with two E's and a C. An ecclesiastical term rarely encountered in word games.
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Scrabble
Worth 8 points. The C boosts the score and the word extends cleanly from TERCE with the S suffix.
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