Daily word games to challenge your mind
A curated list of 9-letter words tailored to this exact pattern. When a clue points to CAN starts, alternate vowel patterns and common blends after the prefix. For example: canailles, canalised, canalises.
| Word | Definition | Length | Syllables |
|---|---|---|---|
| canailles | 9 | 3 | |
| canalised | 9 | 4 | |
| canalises | 9 | 4 | |
| canalized | 9 | 4 | |
| canalizes | 9 | 4 | |
| canallers | 9 | 3 | |
| canalling | 9 | 3 | |
| cancelers | 9 | 3 | |
| canceling | 9 | 3 | |
| cancelled | 9 | 3 | |
| canceller | 9 | 3 | |
| cancerous | 9 | 3 | |
| cancroids | 9 | 2 | |
| candidacy | 9 | 4 | |
| candidate | 9 | 3 | |
| candidest | 9 | 3 | |
| candlelit | 9 | 3 | |
| candlenut | 9 | 3 | |
| candlepin | 9 | 3 | |
| candytuft | 9 | 3 | |
| canebrake | 9 | 3 | |
| canephors | 9 | 3 | |
| canescent | 9 | 3 | |
| canewares | 9 | 4 | |
| canfields | 9 | 2 | |
| canicular | 9 | 4 | |
| canisters | 9 | 3 | |
| cankering | 9 | 3 | |
| cankerous | 9 | 3 | |
| cannabins | 9 | 3 | |
| cannelons | 9 | 3 | |
| canneries | 9 | 3 | |
| cannibals | 9 | 3 | |
| cannikins | 9 | 3 | |
| canniness | 9 | 3 | |
| cannister | 9 | 3 | |
| cannonade | 9 | 3 | |
| cannoneer | 9 | 3 | |
| cannoning | 9 | 3 | |
| canoeable | 9 | 2 | |
| canoeists | 9 | 2 | |
| canonical | 9 | 4 | |
| canonised | 9 | 4 | |
| canonises | 9 | 4 | |
| canonists | 9 | 3 | |
| canonized | 9 | 4 | |
| canonizes | 9 | 4 | |
| canonries | 9 | 3 | |
| canoodled | 9 | 3 | |
| canoodles | 9 | 3 | |
| canopying | 9 | 3 | |
| cantabile | 9 | 3 | |
| cantaloup | 9 | 3 | |
| cantering | 9 | 3 | |
| cantharis | 9 | 3 | |
| canticles | 9 | 3 | |
| cantilena | 9 | 4 | |
| cantoning | 9 | 3 | |
| cantorial | 9 | 3 | |
| cantraips | 9 | 2 | |
| canulated | 9 | 4 | |
| canulates | 9 | 4 | |
| canvasers | 9 | 3 | |
| canvasing | 9 | 3 | |
| canvassed | 9 | 3 | |
| canvasser | 9 | 3 | |
| canvasses | 9 | 3 | |
| canzonets | 9 | 3 |
Are CAN-starting words common?
CAN is a frequent start; probing vowel swaps after CAN quickly narrows options.
Is this list good for crosswords?
Yes—filter by length mentally and scan definitions when available.