canker
NOUNVERB
/kæŋkər/
6 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH C
canker is a valid 6-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
C3A1N1K5E1R1
3 + 1 + 1 + 5 + 1 + 1 =12 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36
MEANING
What does canker mean?
NOUN · 3 SENSES
1
A pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of.
“according to him, I was the canker in their midst”
SYNONYMS
BROADER
2
An ulceration (especially of the lips or lining of the mouth).
SYNONYMS
BROADER
RELATED
3
A fungal disease of woody plants that causes localized damage to the bark.
BROADER
VERB · 2 SENSES
1
Become infected with a canker.
BROADER
2
Infect with a canker.
BROADER
AT THE BOARD
Anagrams of canker
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