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canny

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Is canny a Scrabble word?

Yes, canny is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 10 points in Scrabble.

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What is the meaning of canny?

Definition

adj (English)

1. (Scotland, Northumbria) Friendly, pleasant, fair, agreeable; (sometimes) funny.Examples: "She’s a canny lass hor like!"; "But gie me a cannie hour at e’en, My arms about my dearie O; An’ warl’y cares, an’ warl’y men, Mae a’ gae tapsalteerie O!"

2. (Scotland, Northumbria) Gentle, quiet, steady.Examples: "a canny horse"; "Be canny with this letter."

3. (Scotland, Northumbria) pretty, quite, very.Examples: "That's a canny big hoose like."

adv (English)

1. (Northumbria) Very, considerably; quite, rather.Examples: "a canny long journey"; "canny near home"; "That’s a canny big horse, man!"

2. (Scotland, Northumbria) Gently, quietly; carefully, skilfully.Examples: "he sits very canny"; "drive canny"

adj (English)

1. (especially of sound) Sounding as if it is coming through a tin can.Examples: "The rear sounds sounded canny compared to the front ones. And you also have to adjust the volume so both pair of speakers are at the same level, […]"; "I am using the stereo outs, I am getting nice reverb out of it but the probelm^([sic]) is the entire sound is like i said like its coming through a can. even when in bypass mode it sound "canny". Thank you for your input. Stacey"; "I was approch. 3 meters from the stage and the sound was very good from there. But if you had seats way up at the sides or at the back I can understand that you could have experienced a "canny" sound."

Definition source: Wiktionary

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How many Scrabble points is the word "canny"?

Scrabble
10 points
c3
a1
n1
n1
y4
Words With Friends
13 points
c4
a1
n2
n2
y4

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