Definition of cancerous

"cancerous" in the adjective sense

1. cancerous

relating to or affected with cancer

"a cancerous growth"

2. cancerous

like a cancer an evil that grows and spreads

"remorse was cancerous within him"

"pornography is cancerous to the moral development of our children"

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cancerous in Scrabble®

The word cancerous is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 13

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters cancerous:

CANCEROUS
(144)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (10 words)

accrues, accurse, accuser, acerous, cancers, canoers, carouse, coarsen, concurs, corneas

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word cancerous

CANCEROUS
(144)
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(126)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In cancerous

CANCEROUS
(144)
CANCEROUS
(126)
CANCEROUS
(96)
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ACCURSE
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CANCEROUS
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cancerous in Words With Friends™

The word cancerous is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 17

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters cancerous:

CANCEROUS
(243)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (10 words)

accrues, accurse, accuser, acerous, cancers, canoers, carouse, coarsen, concurs, corneas

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word cancerous

CANCEROUS
(243)
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(150)
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(114)
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(87)
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(18)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In cancerous

CANCEROUS
(243)
CANCEROUS
(150)
CONCURS
(116 = 81 + 35)
CANCEROUS
(114)
CANCERS
(113 = 78 + 35)
ACCURSE
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Words containing the sequence cancerous

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