Scrabble & Words with friends points
- scan is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 6
- scan is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 6
- scan is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 8
Definition of scan
- examine hastily (verb)
Examples
- She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi
Synonyms
- glance over
- rake
- run down
- skim
- obtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources (verb)
Synonyms
- read
- an image produced by scanning (noun)
Examples
- he analyzed the brain scan
- you could see the tumor in the CAT scan
Synonyms
- cat scan
- conform to a metrical pattern (verb)
- examine minutely or intensely (verb)
Examples
- the surgeon scanned the X-ray
- make a wide, sweeping search of (verb)
Examples
- The beams scanned the night sky
- move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image (verb)
- read metrically (verb)
Examples
- scan verses
- the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region (noun)
Examples
- he made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars
See definition of scan in Merriam Webster