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cannon

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Is cannon a Scrabble word?

Yes, cannon is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 8 points in Scrabble.

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  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of cannon?

Definition

noun (English)

1. Any similar device for shooting material out of a tube.

2. (cooking) A rolled and filleted loin of meat.Examples: "a canon of beef or lamb"

3. (historical) A large muzzle-loading artillery piece.Examples: "Near-synonym: gun (often synonymous)"

4. (sports, billiards, snooker, pool) A carom.Examples: "In English billiards, a cannon is when one’s cue ball strikes the other player’s cue ball and the red ball on the same shot; and it is worth two points."

5. (baseball, figuratively, informal) The arm of a player who can throw well.Examples: "He’s got a cannon out in right."

6. (engineering) A hollow cylindrical piece carried by a revolving shaft, on which it may, however, revolve independently.

verb (English)

1. (sports, billiards, snooker, pool) To play the carom billiard shot; to strike two balls with the cue ball.Examples: "The white cannoned off the red onto the pink."

noun (English)

1. (fandom slang) Misspelling of canon.

adj (English)

1. (fandom slang) Misspelling of canon.

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "cannon"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "cannon"?

Scrabble
8 points
c3
a1
n1
n1
o1
n1
Words With Friends
12 points
c4
a1
n2
n2
o1
n2

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