uncanny

uncanny is a 7-letter English word with 3 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Not canny; unsafe; strange; weird; ghostly. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 16 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Not canny; unsafe; strange; weird; ghostly.
2. adjective. suggesting the operation of supernatural influences- John Galsworthy- Henry Kingsley

   "an eldritch screech"

   "the three weird sisters"

   Synonyms: eldritch, unearthly, weird

3. adjective. surpassing the ordinary or normal - George Will

   "Beyond his preternatural affability there is some acid and some steel"

   "his uncanny sense of direction"

   Synonyms: preternatural

Synonyms

eldritch, unearthly, weird, preternatural

Common word forms

uncannier, uncannily, uncanniest

Words from these letters

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