Canopus

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Updated June 2026

Definition

A supergiant star approximately 650 light years from Earth and the second brightest star visible in the night sky, located in the constellation Carina.

“Ancient navigators in the southern hemisphere used Canopus as a guiding star for ocean voyages.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

ca·no·pus

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Wordle

Ends in -US, contains vowels A, O, and U, a proper noun in astronomy but testable in word challenges

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Scrabble

Worth 11 points, proper nouns are typically invalid in standard Scrabble but valid in some word-challenge formats

Words Related to Canopus

Words you can make from Canopus

Shorter words formed from the letters in “canopus”.

capons acoup anous ascon canos canso capon capos caupo conus copus coups cunas oscan pacos panos panus pocan pocus ponca posca punas scaup scopa

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