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CANNA
Definition of CANNA
noun
Any member of the genus Canna of tropical plants with large leaves and often showy flowers.
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Where it comes from
Borrowed from translingual Canna, from Latin canna (“reed”), from Ancient Greek κᾰ́ννᾰ (kắnnă, “reed”), from Akkadian 𒂵𒉡𒌑𒌝 (qanûm). Cognates Biblical Hebrew קָנֶה (qané), Aramaic קַנְיָא (qanyā), Classical Syriac ܩܢܝܐ (qanya), and English canon, cannon, canal, and channel. Doublet of cane and kaneh.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CANNA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 20 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 111, 8 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 111, 8 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CANNA starts with C and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AACNN - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and N appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start CANNA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found CANNA?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 111 - and most players walked straight past it.
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