scan

VERBNOUN /skæn/
4 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH S

scan is a valid 4-letter word worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1C3A1N1
1 + 3 + 1 + 1 =6 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 12TRIPLE WORD → 18
MEANING

What does scan mean?

VERB · 7 SENSES
1

Examine hastily.

“She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi”

BROADER
2

Obtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources.

SYNONYMS
NARROWER
3

Conform to a metrical pattern.

BROADER
4

Examine minutely or intensely.

“the surgeon scanned the X-ray”

BROADER
NARROWER
5

Make a wide, sweeping search of.

“The beams scanned the night sky”

BROADER
RELATED
6

Move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image.

7

Read metrically.

“scan verses”

NOUN · 2 SENSES
1

An image produced by scanning.

“he analyzed the brain scan”

“you could see the tumor in the CAT scan”

SYNONYMS
2

The act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region.

“he made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars”

AT THE BOARD

Anagrams of scan

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