What does CAN mean?

Pronunciation
/kæn/
Letters
3
Scrabble score
5
Words With Friends score
7
How common
Very common

Meaning

verb

  1. preserve in a can or tin“tinned foods are not very tasty”
  2. terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position“The boss fired his secretary today”

noun

  1. airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.
  2. the quantity contained in a can
  3. a buoy with a round bottom and conical top
  4. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on“he deserves a good kick in the butt”
  5. a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
  6. a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

cans6canning10

Anagrams of CAN

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside CAN

2 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

an2na2

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Questions

Is CAN a valid word in word games?

CAN is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is CAN worth?

CAN is worth 5 points with Scrabble letter values and 7 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from CAN?

2 other words, including AN and NA.