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Is canyon a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word canyon is a Scrabble US word. The word canyon is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

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Is canyon a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word canyon is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

C3A1N1Y4O1N1

Is canyon a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word canyon is a Words With Friends word. The word canyon is worth 13 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

C4A1N2Y3O1N2

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6-letter words (1 found)

CANYON,

5-letter words (7 found)

ANCON,ANNOY,ANYON,CANNY,CANON,CYANO,NANCY,

4-letter words (9 found)

ANNO,ANON,CANN,CANY,CONN,CONY,CYAN,NANO,NONA,

3-letter words (13 found)

ANN,ANY,CAN,CAY,CON,COY,NAN,NAY,NON,NOY,OCA,ONY,YON,

2-letter words (9 found)

AN,AY,NA,NO,NY,ON,OY,YA,YO,

You can make 39 words from canyon according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of canyon

canyon

Alternative forms

  • cañon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cañón. Doublet of cannon.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: kănʹ-yən, IPA(key): /ˈkænjən/
  • Rhymes: -ænjən
  • Hyphenation: can‧yon

Noun

canyon (plural canyons)

  1. A valley, especially a long, narrow, steep valley, cut in rock by a river.
    Synonyms: gorge, dale, dalles, gulch, ravine, vale, valley; see also Thesaurus:valley

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Translations

Further reading

  • Canyon in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)

Anagrams

  • ancony

French

Alternative forms

  • cañon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cañón.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka.ɲɔn/

Noun

canyon m (plural canyons)

  1. canyon

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “canyon” in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse.
  • “canyon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Source: wiktionary.org