canker
Canker can refer to a fungal disease of woody plants that causes localized damage to the bark, an ulceration (especially of the lips or lining of the mouth), or a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of. As a verb, canker can mean to become infected with a canker or infect with a canker.
Length
6
Scrabble
12
WWF
14
Starts
CA
Ends
KER
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “CANKER” Mean?
canker has 5 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
3 sensesa fungal disease of woody plants that causes localized damage to the bark
an ulceration (especially of the lips or lining of the mouth)
a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of
“racism is a pestilence at the heart of the nation”
“according to him, I was the canker in their midst”
Synonyms
Verb
2 sensesbecome infected with a canker
infect with a canker
Synonyms for CANKER
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
6
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
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Definition
a fungal disease of woody plants that causes localized damage to the bark
Length
6 letters
Starts With
C
Ends With
R
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
Letters
C, A, N, K, E, R
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆CANKER has a Scrabble score of 12. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆CANKER is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆CANKER can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.
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★★★★☆CANKER uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
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Unique Letters
6
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
K
Letter Pattern
ABCDEF
CV Pattern
CVCCVC
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
CA, AN, NK, KE, ER
Trigrams
CAN, ANK, NKE, KER
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