Canard
6 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
A false or misleading story that is deliberately circulated to deceive people.
“The claim that the factory would close turned out to be a canard spread by a rival firm.”
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ca·nard
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Ends in -ARD, the CANA- sequence is distinctive, no double letters to worry about
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Worth 9 points, D at the end hooks well, a useful word to add to your Scrabble vocabulary
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