SCANNING — 8 letter word
scanning
The word scanning has 8 letters: S, C, A, N, N, I, N, G. It contains 2 vowels and 6 consonants. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Scanning has 1 anagram: cannings. As a noun, it means "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 transmission".
8 letter word "scanning": S C A N N I N G — noun
Scrabble score: 11 Words With Friends: 16
Letter Analysis of scanning
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| S | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| C | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
| A | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| N | 3 | Consonant | 1 |
| I | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| G | 1 | Consonant | 2 |
2 vowels, 6 consonants, 6 unique letters
Definition of scanning
noun
- 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 transmission
- the process of translating photographs into a digital form that can be recognized by a computer