scanning
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Is scanning a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
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Definition
noun (English)
1. the process of translating photographs into a digital form that can be recognized by a computerSynonyms: scanning
2. the act of systematically moving a finely focused beam of light or electrons over a surface in order to produce an image of it for analysis or transmissionSynonyms: scanning
verb (English)
1. examine minutely or intenselyExamples: "the surgeon scanned the X-ray"Synonyms: scan
2. examine hastilyExamples: "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"Synonyms: glance over, rake, run down, scan, skim
3. make a wide, sweeping search ofExamples: "The beams scanned the night sky"Synonyms: scan
4. conform to a metrical patternSynonyms: scan
5. move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an imageSynonyms: scan
6. read metricallyExamples: "scan verses"Synonyms: scan
Definition source: Wiktionary