Canthus

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Updated June 2026

Definition

Either corner of the eye at which the upper and lower eyelids meet.

“The surgeon made a precise incision at the inner canthus to repair the damaged tear duct.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

can·thus

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Synonyms

eye corner

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Wordle

Contains the TH cluster, ends in -US, contains vowels A and U, an anatomical term with uncommon patterning

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Scrabble

Worth 12 points, the H tile contributes and TH combinations can be placed across bonus squares

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