Is SCANNERS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SCANNERS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SCANNERS mean?
Scanners is a form of SCANNER.
- noun
someone who scans verse to determine the number and prosodic value of the syllables
- noun
an electronic device that generates a digital representation of an image for data input to a computer
- noun
a radar dish that rotates or oscillates in order to scan a broad area
- noun
a radio receiver that moves automatically across some selected range of frequencies looking for some signal or condition
“they used scanners to monitor police radio channels”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
8
Letters
S (1) + C (3) + A (1) + N (1) + N (1) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) = 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 SCANNERS
SCANNERS 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 SCANNERS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ancress9
- canners9
- caserns9
- scanner9
- caners8
- canner8
- caress8
- carses8
- casern8
- cranes8
- crases8
- escars8
- nacres8
- rances8
- scares8
- scenas8
- scrans8
- seracs8
- acnes7
- acres7
- caner7
- canes7
- cares7
- carns7
- carse7
- cases7
- crane7
- crass7
- cress7
- escar7
- nacre7
- narcs7
- races7
- rance7
- scans7
- scare7
- scars7
- scena7
- scran7
- serac7
- sarsen6
- sennas6
- snares6
- aces6
- acne6
- acre6
- arcs6
- cane6
- cans6
- care6
- carn6
- cars6
- case6
- cess6
- narc6
- race6
- recs6
- sacs6
- scan6
- scar6
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