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Is cunning a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word cunning is a Scrabble US word. The word cunning is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

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Is cunning a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word cunning is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

C3U1N1N1I1N1G2

Is cunning a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word cunning is a Words With Friends word. The word cunning is worth 16 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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7-letter words (1 found)

CUNNING,

5-letter words (1 found)

CUING,

4-letter words (2 found)

GINN,UNCI,

3-letter words (9 found)

CIG,GIN,GNU,GUN,ING,INN,NUG,NUN,UNI,

2-letter words (6 found)

GI,GU,IN,NU,UG,UN,

You can make 19 words from cunning according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of cunning

cunning

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ʌnɪŋ
  • IPA(key): /ˈkʌnɪŋ/

Etymology 1

From Middle English cunning, kunning, konnyng, alteration of earlier Middle English cunninde, kunnende, cunnand, from Old English cunnende, present participle of cunnan (to know how to, be able to), equivalent to con +‎ -ing. Cognate with Scots cunnand (cunning), German könnend (able to do), Icelandic kunnandi (cunning). More at con, can.

Adjective

cunning (comparative more cunning, superlative most cunning)

  1. Sly; crafty; clever in surreptitious behaviour.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:wily
  2. (obsolete) Skillful, artful.
  3. (obsolete) Wrought with, or exhibiting, skill or ingenuity; ingenious.
  4. (Maine, colloquial, dated) Cute, appealing.
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Etymology 2

From Middle English cunning, kunnyng, partially from Old English *cunning (verbal noun), from Old English cunnan (to know how to, be able to); partially from Old English cunnung (knowledge, trial, probation, experience, contact, carnal knowledge), from cunnian (to search into, try, test, seek for, explore, investigate, experience, have experience of, to make trial of, know), equivalent to con +‎ -ing.

Noun

cunning (countable and uncountable, plural cunnings)

  1. Practical knowledge or experience; aptitude in performance; skill, proficiency; dexterity.
  2. Practical skill employed in a secret or crafty manner; craft; artifice; skillful deceit; art or magic.
  3. The disposition to employ one's skill in an artful manner; craftiness; guile; artifice; skill of being cunning, sly, conniving, or deceitful.
  4. The natural wit or instincts of an animal.
  5. (obsolete) Knowledge; learning; special knowledge (sometimes implying occult or magical knowledge).
Synonyms
  • craftiness
  • foxship
  • list
Derived terms
  • wortcunning
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Source: wiktionary.org