Canary

6 lettersnounmoderate

Updated 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

Related Words

Synonyms

songbirdfinch

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Ends in -ARY, CAN- is a strong opener, three vowels spread across six letters

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Scrabble

Worth 11 points, Y at the end is a useful positional tile, solid mid-range play

Words Related to Canary

Anagrams of Canary

Words that use exactly the same letters as “canary”.

cynara

Words you can make from Canary

Shorter words formed from the letters in “canary”.

carny carya crany nacry nayar rayan anay arca arna arya cana cany cara carn cary cran cray cyan narc nary racy rana yana yarn

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