Definition of cunning

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• cunning is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 10
• cunning is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 10
• cunning is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 16

Definition of cunning

• shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. craft
  2. craftiness
  3. foxiness
  4. guile
  5. slyness
  6. wiliness
• showing inventiveness and skill (adjective)

  Examples

  1. the cunning maneuvers leading to his success

  Synonyms

  1. clever
  2. ingenious
• marked by skill in deception (adjective)

  Examples

  1. cunning men often pass for wise

  Synonyms

  1. crafty
  2. dodgy
  3. foxy
  4. guileful
  5. knavish
  6. slick
  7. sly
  8. tricksy
  9. tricky
  10. wily
• attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness (adjective)

  Examples

  1. cunning kittens
  2. a cunning baby

  Synonyms

  1. cute
• crafty artfulness (especially in deception) (noun)

See definition of cunning in Merriam Webster