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Is canon a Scrabble word?

Yes, canon is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 7 points in Scrabble.

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  • Wordle Yes
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of canon?

Definition

noun (English)

1. (Roman law) A rent or stipend payable at some regular time, generally annual, e.g., canon frumentariusExamples: "The lessees of public lands had to pay a perpetual rent or "canon" at some periodical time."Romancountableuncountable

2. (chiefly fandom slang, uncountable) Those sources, especially including literary works, which are considered part of the main continuity regarding a given fictional universe; (metonymic) these sources' content.Examples: "A spin-off book series revealed the aliens to be originally from Earth, but it's not canon."; "Meanwhile, having learned the whereabouts of the Death Star's plans, the rebels send their best platypus agent to obtain them, in hopes of finding a weakness. And none of this is canon, so just relax."slanguncountable

3. (cooking) Alternative form of cannon (“rolled and filleted loin of meat”).Examples: "a canon of beef or lamb"alt-ofalternativecountableuncountable

4. (printing, dated, uncountable) A large size of type formerly used for printing the church canons, standardized as 48-point.Synonyms: French canondateduncountable

adj (English)

1. (fandom slang) Clipping of canonical.Examples: "The franchise's book spinoff is usually not considered canon."Antonyms: non-canonabbreviationalt-ofclippingslang

noun (English)

1. (obsolete, now a misspelling) Alternative spelling of cannon (“weapon”).alt-ofalternativeobsolete

name (English)

1. (Roman Catholicism, with definite article) The Canon of the Mass.with-definite-article

noun (English)

1. (Christianity) Alternative letter-case form of canon: a member of a chapter.alt-of

2. (Christianity) Title for a canon.Examples: "Canon Smith is our new parish priest."

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "canon"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "canon"?

Scrabble
7 points
C3
A1
N1
O1
N1
Words With Friends
10 points
C4
A1
N2
O1
N2

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