Is SCANS a Wordle Word?

Yes. SCANS is a valid Wordle word.

It is not on the Wordle answer list, so it is unlikely to be a daily answer.

Plurals ending in S are almost never chosen as Wordle answers.

What does SCANS mean?

noun

  1. Close investigation.
  2. An instance of scanning.“The operators vacated the room during the scan.”
  3. The result or output of a scanning process.“The doctors looked at the scans and made a diagnosis.”

verb

  1. To examine sequentially, carefully, or critically; to scrutinize; to behold closely.“She scanned the passage carefully but could not find what she was looking for.”
  2. To look about for; to look over quickly.“He scanned the horizon.”
  3. To create a digital copy of an image using a scanner.“Pencil drawings don't scan very well.”
3 more verb definitions
  1. To read with an electronic device.“to scan a barcode; to scan a QR code”
  2. To mount by steps; to go through with step by step.
  3. To read or mark so as to show a specific meter.“to scan verse”

Definition from Wiktionary, available under the CC BY-SA license.

SCANS in Wordle

Starter word rating
WeakIn the top 66% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
Vowels
A
Unique letters
4 of 5Repeats S
Common letters
A

Hard-mode trap: 8 valid words fit the pattern SCA_S. If you reach it, you may need several guesses to find the last letter.

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