CANONRY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CANONRY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CANONRY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CANONRY is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CANONRY
No single letter turns CANONRY into another word.
How CANONRY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CANONRY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 617,576.
What does CANONRY mean in Scrabble?
noun
The office, position or income of a canon in a cathedral or collegiate church.
A canonry gave a cleric a seat in the cathedral chapter and often a share in its revenue. Such posts were granted by bishops or the crown, and they were sought as a comfortable reward for scholars and loyal churchmen.
How CANONRY is used
Canonry is used in church history and in discussing Anglican or Catholic clergy posts.
- He was rewarded with a canonry at the cathedral.
- The canonry came with a house and a modest income.
- She researched how each canonry was filled in the Middle Ages.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CANONRY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in CANONRY
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Common questions about CANONRY
- Is CANONRY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CANONRY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CANONRY worth?
- CANONRY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CANONRY mean?
- The office, position or income of a canon in a cathedral or collegiate church.
- What letters can be added to CANONRY?
- No single letter can be added to CANONRY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CANONRY:
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