9-Letter Words With SCAN
- 17 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 9-Letter Words With SCAN
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 9-Letter Words With SCAN 17 words
How often does SCAN appear in nine-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 17 nine-letter words containing SCAN. They average 12.6 points, the best is PHOTOSCAN (16 points) and 23.5% end in D.
- Total words
- 17
- Average Scrabble score
- 12.6
- out of 16 max
- Everyday words
- 6%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- D
- 23.5% of words
Most common last letters
- d 23.5%
- s 23.5%
- e 11.8%
Top vowel pairs
- ie11.8%
- io5.9%
- iu5.9%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring nine-letter word containing SCAN
p 3h 4o 1t 1o 1s 1c 3a 1n 1
P 3 + H 4 + O 1 + T 1 + O 1 + S 1 + C 3 + A 1 + N 1 = 16 points
- Double word
- 32 pts
- Triple word
- 48 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
photoscan
No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.
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How many nine-letter words containing SCAN are there?
There are 17 nine-letter words containing SCAN in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring nine-letter word containing SCAN?
PHOTOSCAN is worth 16 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are SCANDIUMS (14), DESCANTED (13), MOLLUSCAN (13).
Which rare nine-letter words containing SCAN score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include PHOTOSCAN (16), SCANDIUMS (14), CORUSCANT (13), DISCANDIE (13). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.