There are 17 words that end with 'esce'.
| tumesce | coalesce | evanesce |
| opalesce | acquiesce | luminesce |
| fluoresce | intumesce | obsolesce |
| deliquesce | convalesce | effervesce |
| effloresce | incandesce | recrudesce |
| uncoalesce | phosphoresce | |
Note: These 17 words that end with 'esce' are found from the USA & Canada version of the tournament Scrabble word list.