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Yes, cancel is playable

...and is worth 14 points.

Found in the following dictionaries

Enable (Words with friends)
SOWPODS (Collins Scrabble Words)
OTCWL2014 (NASPA Word List 2014)
TWL06 (NASPA List 2006)

"Cancel" Definition

noun

Printing A replacement for deleted matter.
Printing Deletion of typed or printed matter.
Printing The matter deleted.
The act or an instance of canceling; a cancellation.
A deleted part or passage.

verb-transitive

Mathematics To remove (a common factor or term) from both sides of an equation or inequality.
Mathematics To remove (a common factor) from the numerator and denominator of a fractional expression.
Printing To omit or delete.
To annul or invalidate.
To cross out with lines or other markings. See Synonyms at erase.

verb-intransitive

To neutralize one another; counterbalance: two opposing forces that canceled out.

verb

To destroy the force, effectiveness, or validity of.
To bring to nothingness.
To match in force or effect.
To call off usually without expectation of conducting or performing at a later time.
To mark or strike out for deletion.

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