<p><strong>Yes.</strong></p>

<p>You can add to existing melds in general; whether going out or not. This includes adding a wild to an existing Canasta. </p>

<blockquote>
  <p>A player may add additional cards to a meld by his side, provided that the melds remain valid (having no more than three wild cards). </p>
</blockquote>

<p>Note that if you add a wild to a natural Canasta, it will become a mixed Canasta.</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>Additional cards may be added to a canasta to score their point values, but these do not affect the bonus - except that a wild card added to a natural canasta reduces it to a mixed canasta (and a black card replaces the red card that was previously on top).</p>
</blockquote>

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<p>Canasta. Can you play a wild card on an existing Canasta to go out?</p>

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# Can you play a wild card on an existing Canasta to go out?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-05-31)

Canasta. Can you play a wild card on an existing Canasta to go out?

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> **username_1**: It looks like you may have created 2 separate accounts. If this is the case, you can go [here](https://stackoverflow.com/help/merging-accounts) to merge them. You can always comment on your own questions if you need further clarification; or if you have a separate question just ask it as a new question.  

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### Answer by username_1 on 2018-05-31. Score: 3

**Yes.**

You can add to existing melds in general; whether going out or not. This includes adding a wild to an existing Canasta.

> A player may add additional cards to a meld by his side, provided that the melds remain valid (having no more than three wild cards).

Note that if you add a wild to a natural Canasta, it will become a mixed Canasta.

> Additional cards may be added to a canasta to score their point values, but these do not affect the bonus - except that a wild card added to a natural canasta reduces it to a mixed canasta (and a black card replaces the red card that was previously on top).


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