SCANNER is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SCANNER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SCANNER?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCANNER is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCANNER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
scannersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SCANNER scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SCANNER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 205,859.
What does SCANNER mean in Scrabble?
noun
A device that examines, reads or copies something and turns it into data.
Offices use a flatbed scanner to turn paper into digital files, and shops use a barcode scanner at the till. In medicine a scanner uses radiation or magnetism to produce images of the inside of the body.
How SCANNER is used
Scanner covers many devices, so the context shows whether it means a document, barcode or body scanner.
- She put the photograph on the scanner glass.
- The scanner beeped when the cashier passed the tin.
- The patient lay still inside the scanner.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCANNER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SCANNER
The 7 tiles of SCANNER in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SCANNER
1 longer words begin with SCANNER.
Shorter words from the letters in SCANNER
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Common questions about SCANNER
- Is SCANNER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCANNER, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCANNER worth?
- SCANNER is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCANNER mean?
- A device that examines, reads or copies something and turns it into data.
- What letters can be added to SCANNER?
- SCANNER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SCANNER:
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