Canaan
6 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
An ancient region of southwestern Asia along the eastern Mediterranean coast, regarded in the Bible as the Promised Land and held sacred by Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
“The Israelites are said to have journeyed for forty years in the wilderness before reaching Canaan.”
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ca·naan
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Features A in positions 2 and 4, the CAN pattern repeats, no uncommon letters
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As a proper noun, not valid in standard Scrabble play, the double-A pattern is notable
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