Canary
6 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
A person who secretly informs on others to the police or acts as a decoy on their behalf.
“Word spread through the gang that one of their members had been acting as a canary for the detective.”
Pronunciation
IPA
/kəˈnɛəri/
Syllables
ca·nar·y
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Wordle
Ends in -ARY, CAN- is a strong opener, three vowels spread across six letters
Scrabble
Worth 11 points, Y at the end is a useful positional tile, solid mid-range play
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