Is SCANNED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SCANNED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SCANNED mean?
Scanned is a form of SCAN.
- verb
examine minutely or intensely
“the surgeon scanned the X-ray”
- verb
examine hastily
“She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi”
- noun
the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region
“he made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars”
- verb
make a wide, sweeping search of
“The beams scanned the night sky”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
7
Letters
S (1) + C (3) + A (1) + N (1) + N (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 10 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for SCANNED
SCANNED has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from SCANNED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ascend9
- canned9
- dances9
- decans9
- acned8
- cades8
- caned8
- cased8
- daces8
- dance8
- decan8
- scend8
- acnes7
- canes7
- scena7
- aced7
- cade7
- cads7
- dace7
- scad7
- deans6
- saned6
- sedan6
- aces6
- acne6
- cane6
- cans6
- case6
- scan6
- cad6
- senna5
- ands5
- dans5
- dean5
- dens5
- ends5
- sade5
- sand5
- send5
- sned5
- ace5
- can5
- sac5
- sec5
- anes4
- naes4
- nans4
- sane4
- ads4
- and4
- dan4
- das4
- den4
- eds4
- end4
- sad4
- ane3
- ens3
- nae3
- nan3
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