canton
NOUNVERB
/kæn'tɑn/
6 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH C
canton is a valid 6-letter word worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
C3A1N1T1O1N1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =8 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 16TRIPLE WORD → 24
MEANING
What does canton mean?
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
A city on the Zhu Jiang delta in southern China; the capital of Guangdong province and a major deep-water port.
SYNONYMS
2
A small administrative division of a country.
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NARROWER
VERB · 2 SENSES
1
Provide housing for (military personnel).
SYNONYMS
BROADER
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2
Divide into cantons, of a country.
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