canon
Canon can refer to a priest who is a member of a cathedral chapter, a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall, or a contrapuntal piece of music in which a melody in one part is imitated exactly in other parts.
Length
5
Scrabble
7
WWF
10
Starts
CA
Ends
NON
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “CANON” Mean?
/ˈkæn.ən/
canon has 6 documented senses across noun.
Noun
6 sensesa rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field of art or philosophy
“the neoclassical canon”
“canons of polite society”
a priest who is a member of a cathedral chapter
a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
Synonyms
a contrapuntal piece of music in which a melody in one part is imitated exactly in other parts
a complete list of saints that have been recognized by the Roman Catholic Church
a collection of books accepted as holy scripture especially the books of the Bible recognized by any Christian church as genuine and inspired
Synonyms for CANON
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
5
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
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Definition
a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field of art or philosophy
Length
5 letters
Starts With
C
Ends With
N
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
Letters
C, A, N, O, N
Use Case
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆CANON has a Scrabble score of 7. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆CANON is a five-letter word, so it can be considered in Wordle-style solving. It includes common vowel information that can help narrow guesses.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆CANON can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
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★★★☆☆CANON contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
4
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
C
Letter Pattern
ABCDC
CV Pattern
CVCVC
Vowel Share
40%
Consonant Share
60%
Bigrams
CA, AN, NO, ON
Trigrams
CAN, ANO, NON
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