wan

ADJECTIVENOUNVERB /wɑn/
3 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH W

wan is a valid 3-letter word worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
W4A1N1
4 + 1 + 1 =6 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 12TRIPLE WORD → 18
MEANING

What does wan mean?

ADJECTIVE · 3 SENSES
1

Abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress.

“her wan face suddenly flushed”

SYNONYMS
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2

(of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble.

“the pale (or wan) stars”

“the wan light of dawn”

SIMILAR
3

Lacking vitality as from weariness or illness or unhappiness.

“a wan smile”

SIMILAR
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

A computer network that spans a wider area than does a local area network.

VERB · 1 SENSE
1

Become pale and sickly.

AT THE BOARD

Anagrams of wan

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