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SCAN

Unscramble SCAN and check whether it appears in our curated word list. Its tile scores below are calculated for common word-game scoring systems. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends, before any board multipliers.

Letter by Letter

LetterscanTotal
Scrabble13116
Words With Friends14128

Word Game Intelligence

SCAN Analysis

Vowel & Consonant Structure

1 vowel · 3 consonants

Vowels (A at #3)

Hook Letters (Scrabble / WWF)

Front hooks: None
Back hooks: -D -S -T

Hive & Anagram Power

4 unique letters · 8 sub-words

Valid Spelling Bee / WordHive puzzle candidate (uses ≤7 unique letters).

Anagrams of SCAN

One other word uses exactly these letters.

cans

Words Inside SCAN

8 shorter words can be built from these letters. Useful when SCAN won't fit on the board.

3-letter words

anscannassacsan

2-letter words

anasna

What Does SCAN Mean?

Definitions are provided by the third-party Free Dictionary API, with Datamuse as a fallback when it has no entry. Nothing is sent to either service unless you request this lookup.

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