Definition of scans

"scans" in the noun sense

1. scan

the act of scanning systematic examination of a prescribed region

"he made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars"

2. scan, CAT scan

an image produced by scanning

"he analyzed the brain scan"

"you could see the tumor in the CAT scan"

"scans" in the verb sense

1. scan

examine minutely or intensely

"the surgeon scanned the X-ray"

2. scan, skim, rake, glance over, run down

examine hastily

"She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"

3. scan

make a wide, sweeping search of

"The beams scanned the night sky"

4. scan

conform to a metrical pattern

5. scan

move a light beam over in electronics, to reproduce an image

6. scan

read metrically

"scan verses"

7. read, scan

obtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources

"This dictionary can be read by the computer"

Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)

Princeton University "About WordNet®."
WordNet®. Princeton University. 2010.


View WordNet® License

scans in Scrabble®

The word scans is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 7

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters scans:

SCANS
(30)
 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word scans

SCANS
(30)
SCANS
(24)
SCANS
(24)
SCANS
(24)
SCANS
(21)
SCANS
(21)
SCANS
(21)
SCANS
(18)
SCANS
(18)
SCANS
(16)
SCANS
(16)
SCANS
(16)
SCANS
(16)
SCANS
(14)
SCANS
(14)
SCANS
(14)
SCANS
(14)
SCANS
(14)
SCANS
(13)
SCANS
(11)
SCANS
(11)
SCANS
(10)
SCANS
(9)
SCANS
(9)
SCANS
(9)
SCANS
(9)
SCANS
(9)
SCANS
(8)
SCANS
(8)
SCANS
(7)

The 159 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In scans

SCANS
(30)
CANS
(27)
SCANS
(24)
SCANS
(24)
SCANS
(24)
SCAN
(21)
SCANS
(21)
SACS
(21)
SCANS
(21)
SCAN
(21)
SCANS
(21)
CANS
(21)
SACS
(21)
CANS
(18)
CANS
(18)
CANS
(18)
CANS
(18)
CANS
(18)
SCAN
(18)
SCAN
(18)
SACS
(18)
SCAN
(18)
SACS
(18)
SCAN
(18)
SACS
(18)
SACS
(18)
SCANS
(18)
SCANS
(18)
SCANS
(16)
SCANS
(16)
SCANS
(16)
SCANS
(16)
CAN
(15)
CAN
(15)
SAC
(15)
CAN
(15)
SAC
(15)
SAC
(15)
SCAN
(14)
SACS
(14)
SCANS
(14)
SCANS
(14)
CANS
(14)
SACS
(14)
SCANS
(14)
SCANS
(14)
SCAN
(14)
SCANS
(14)
SCANS
(13)
SACS
(12)
SACS
(12)
CANS
(12)
CANS
(12)
CANS
(12)
SACS
(12)
CANS
(12)
SACS
(12)
SCAN
(12)
SCAN
(12)
SCAN
(12)
SCAN
(12)
SACS
(12)
SCAN
(12)
CANS
(12)
SAC
(11)
CAN
(11)
SCANS
(11)
SCANS
(11)
SACS
(10)
SAC
(10)
CAN
(10)
SAC
(10)
SAC
(10)
CANS
(10)
CAN
(10)
SCAN
(10)
CAN
(10)
SCANS
(10)
SACS
(9)
SCANS
(9)
SCANS
(9)
SCANS
(9)
SCANS
(9)
SCANS
(9)
SCAN
(9)
SAC
(9)
ASS
(9)
ASS
(9)
CAN
(9)
ASS
(9)
CANS
(9)
SACS
(8)
CANS
(8)
SCANS
(8)
SCAN
(8)
SCAN
(8)
CAN
(8)
SCAN
(8)
CANS
(8)
SCAN
(8)
CANS
(8)
SCANS
(8)
CANS
(8)
SACS
(8)
SAC
(8)
SACS
(8)
SACS
(8)
SAC
(7)
SCANS
(7)
SACS
(7)
SACS
(7)
SCAN
(7)
CAN
(7)
CAN
(7)
SCAN
(7)
SAC
(7)
SACS
(7)
CANS
(7)
SCAN
(7)
CANS
(7)
CANS
(7)
AS
(6)
ASS
(6)
ASS
(6)
SACS
(6)
AN
(6)
CANS
(6)
AS
(6)
ASS
(6)
SAC
(6)
SCAN
(6)
CAN
(6)
CAN
(6)
SAC
(6)
AN
(6)
ASS
(5)
CAN
(5)
ASS
(5)
ASS
(5)
SAC
(5)
ASS
(5)
ASS
(4)
AN
(4)
AN
(4)
AN
(4)
AN
(4)
AS
(4)
AS
(4)
AS
(4)
AS
(4)
ASS
(4)
ASS
(4)
AS
(3)
AS
(3)
ASS
(3)
AN
(3)
AN
(3)
AS
(2)
AN
(2)

scans in Words With Friends™

The word scans is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 9

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters scans:

SCANS
(51)
 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word scans

SCANS
(51)
SCANS
(39)
SCANS
(36)
SCANS
(33)
SCANS
(33)
SCANS
(27)
SCANS
(27)
SCANS
(27)
SCANS
(26)
SCANS
(22)
SCANS
(22)
SCANS
(22)
SCANS
(21)
SCANS
(20)
SCANS
(20)
SCANS
(18)
SCANS
(18)
SCANS
(18)
SCANS
(18)
SCANS
(18)
SCANS
(17)
SCANS
(15)
SCANS
(14)
SCANS
(13)
SCANS
(13)
SCANS
(13)
SCANS
(13)
SCANS
(13)
SCANS
(12)
SCANS
(12)
SCANS
(12)
SCANS
(11)
SCANS
(11)
SCANS
(11)
SCANS
(11)
SCANS
(11)
SCANS
(10)
SCANS
(10)
SCANS
(10)
SCANS
(9)

The 181 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In scans

SCANS
(51)
CANS
(48)
SCANS
(39)
SCANS
(36)
SCAN
(36)
SCANS
(33)
SCANS
(33)
CANS
(30)
SCAN
(30)
SACS
(27)
SACS
(27)
SCANS
(27)
SCANS
(27)
SCANS
(27)
SCANS
(26)
SCAN
(24)
CANS
(24)
SCAN
(24)
SCAN
(24)
CANS
(24)
CANS
(24)
CANS
(24)
CANS
(24)
SCAN
(24)
SCANS
(22)
SCANS
(22)
SCANS
(22)
SCANS
(21)
SACS
(21)
CAN
(21)
CAN
(21)
SACS
(21)
CAN
(21)
SACS
(21)
SACS
(21)
SCANS
(20)
SCANS
(20)
SCAN
(20)
SCAN
(20)
CANS
(20)
CAN
(19)
SCANS
(18)
SCANS
(18)
SAC
(18)
SCANS
(18)
SCAN
(18)
SCANS
(18)
SAC
(18)
CANS
(18)
SAC
(18)
SCANS
(18)
SCANS
(17)
SACS
(17)
CANS
(16)
SACS
(16)
SAC
(16)
CANS
(16)
SACS
(16)
CANS
(16)
SCAN
(16)
SCAN
(16)
SCAN
(16)
SCAN
(16)
CANS
(16)
SCAN
(16)
CANS
(16)
CAN
(15)
SCANS
(15)
SACS
(15)
CAN
(14)
CAN
(14)
SACS
(14)
SCANS
(14)
SCAN
(14)
SAC
(14)
SACS
(14)
CAN
(14)
SACS
(14)
SACS
(14)
CANS
(14)
SCANS
(13)
SCANS
(13)
CANS
(13)
SCANS
(13)
SCANS
(13)
SCANS
(13)
CAN
(13)
SCANS
(12)
SCAN
(12)
CANS
(12)
CANS
(12)
SACS
(12)
SCAN
(12)
SCAN
(12)
SCANS
(12)
SAC
(12)
SAC
(12)
CANS
(12)
SCANS
(12)
SAC
(12)
SCANS
(11)
SCANS
(11)
SAC
(11)
SCANS
(11)
CAN
(11)
SCAN
(11)
CAN
(11)
SCANS
(11)
SACS
(11)
SCANS
(11)
SACS
(11)
SCANS
(10)
CANS
(10)
SCAN
(10)
CANS
(10)
SCAN
(10)
SCAN
(10)
SCANS
(10)
CANS
(10)
SCAN
(10)
SAC
(10)
SCANS
(10)
CANS
(10)
AN
(9)
SACS
(9)
ASS
(9)
SCAN
(9)
CANS
(9)
SCANS
(9)
CAN
(9)
SACS
(9)
SACS
(9)
SACS
(9)
SCAN
(9)
ASS
(9)
CAN
(9)
ASS
(9)
CANS
(9)
SACS
(9)
AN
(9)
SACS
(8)
SCAN
(8)
CANS
(8)
SACS
(8)
SACS
(8)
SAC
(8)
SAC
(8)
CAN
(8)
AN
(7)
CAN
(7)
ASS
(7)
SAC
(7)
SACS
(7)
SAC
(7)
SAC
(6)
AN
(6)
ASS
(6)
AS
(6)
AN
(6)
ASS
(6)
AS
(6)
ASS
(6)
AN
(5)
ASS
(5)
ASS
(5)
AN
(5)
ASS
(5)
ASS
(5)
AN
(4)
AS
(4)
ASS
(4)
AS
(4)
AS
(4)
AS
(4)
ASS
(4)
ASS
(4)
AS
(3)
AS
(3)
ASS
(3)
AN
(3)
AS
(2)

Words within the letters of scans

2 letter words in scans (2 words)

3 letter words in scans (3 words)

4 letter words in scans (3 words)

5 letter words in scans (1 word)

scans + 1 blank (2 words)

Words containing the sequence scans

Words that start with scans (5 words)

Words with scans in them (1 word)

Words that end with scans (6 words)

Word Growth involving scans

Shorter words in scans

an can cans

an can scan

Longer words containing scans

molluscans

photoscans

rescans

scansion scansionist scansionists

scansion scansions

scintiscans

sidescans