Canon

5 lettersnounmoderate

Updated February 2026

Definition

An accepted principle or rule, or a collection of sacred books. Also refers to a body of literary works.

“The novel became part of the literary canon.”

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Contains C, A, N, O, N with repeated N.

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Worth 7 points; double N can connect words.

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