canker

/kæŋkər/ nounverb
6 letters2 syllables12 points in Scrabble®14 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS5
NOUN
1

A pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of.

“according to him, I was the canker in their midst”

2

An ulceration (especially of the lips or lining of the mouth).

3

A fungal disease of woody plants that causes localized damage to the bark.

VERB
1

Become infected with a canker.

2

Infect with a canker.

WORD FORMS
Related formcankerous
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®12 points
Words With Friends®14 points
Double word24 points
Triple word36 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinankercay
Starts & ends withC … R
Syllablescan · ker
SYNONYMS & RELATED3
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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