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Updated June 2026
An artificial waterway constructed for navigation, irrigation, or drainage. A man-made channel for water transportation.
“Boats traveled through the Panama Canal to reach the Pacific.”
/kəˈnæl/
ca·nal
Contains C, A, N, A, L with repeated A.
Worth 7 points; -AL ending can extend words.
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