cancel: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 10 letter points · starts with C · ends with L
Meaning of cancel
verb
- transitive
To cross out something with lines etc.
- transitive
To invalidate or annul something.
Example: He cancelled his order on their website.
- transitive
To mark something (such as a used postage stamp) so that it cannot be reused.
Example: This machine cancels the letters that have a valid zip code.
- transitive
To offset or equalize something.
Example: The corrective feedback mechanism cancels out the noise.
Listed forms: cancels, canceling, cancelling, canceled, cancelled, cancell.
Source: Wiktionary — cancel.
noun
- US
A cancellation.
- US
A cancellation. A control message posted to Usenet that serves to cancel a previously posted message.
The suppression on striking out of matter in type, or of a printed page or pages.
The page thus suppressed.
Listed forms: cancels, cancell.
Source: Wiktionary — cancel.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for cancel.
noun
a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat
verb
postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled
verb
make up for
- offset
- set off
verb
declare null and void; make ineffective
- strike down
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is cancel in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of cancel
C(3) + A(1) + N(1) + C(3) + E(1) + L(1) = 10 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of cancel
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from cancel
24 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in cancel. Showing up to 24, longest first.