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Canary

c 3a 1n 1a 1r 1y 4

About 3 syllables

noun · adjective · 6 letters · Common

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does canary mean?

noun

  1. someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police

    Synonymsfinksnitchsnitcherstoolpigeonstool pigeon

  2. a female singer

  3. a moderate yellow with a greenish tinge

    Synonymscanary yellow

  4. any of several small Old World finches

    Synonymscanary bird

adjective

  1. having the color of a canary; of a light to moderate yellow

Is CANARY a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is CANARY worth?

Scrabble

11 pts
c 3a 1n 1a 1r 1y 4

Words With Friends

12 pts
c 4a 1n 2a 1r 1y 3

Wordfeud

12 pts
c 4a 1n 1a 1r 1y 4

NYT Crossplay

11 pts
c 3a 1n 1a 1r 1y 4

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in CANARY

Words that end like CANARY

Common words that share the ending -ARY, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

binarylibraryprimarysummarycontrarysalaryboundaryrosaryrotarysugaryunwaryvagarydietaryovaryburglaryglossaryquandarymilitaryordinaryvaryarbitrarynecessarysecondarysecretary
All words ending in -ARY

Canary: quick answers

Is CANARY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. CANARY is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 11 points before board bonuses.
How many points is CANARY worth?
CANARY scores 11 points in Scrabble, 12 in Words With Friends, 12 in Wordfeud and 11 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does canary mean?
As a noun, canary means “someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police”. It has 5 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in CANARY?
You can make 36 shorter words from CANARY, such as CARNY, CANY, CRAY, CYAN. See the full list.