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Is CANKER a Scrabble word?

✔ In our word list CANKER is in ENABLE, the open word list behind Words With Friends and most word apps. For official tournament Scrabble, check Merriam-Webster's Scrabble dictionary.

Scrabble pointsWords With Friends pointsLetters
12146

What does CANKER mean?

  1. nouna fungal disease of woody plants that causes localized damage to the bark
  2. nounan ulceration (especially of the lips or lining of the mouth)
  3. nouna pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of

Definitions from WordNet.

Hooks for CANKER

Add a letter to make a new word: CANKERS.

Words inside CANKER

See all 53 words you can make from CANKER

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About this list

Our word list is ENABLE, first published in 2000 and still used by most word games.

Meanings come from Princeton WordNet (2011). How common a word is comes from wordfreq.

Look up CANKER in Merriam-Webster, Wiktionary, Collins or Dictionary.com. Check it for Scrabble at Merriam-Webster Scrabble.

FAQ

Is CANKER a Scrabble word?

CANKER is in ENABLE, the word list Words With Friends closely matches, and most ENABLE words are playable in North American Scrabble. Confirm tournament validity in the official Scrabble dictionary.

How many points is CANKER worth?

CANKER is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.

What does CANKER mean?

A fungal disease of woody plants that causes localized damage to the bark.