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Is SCANT a Scrabble word?

✔ In our word list SCANT is in ENABLE, the open word list behind Words With Friends and most word apps. For official tournament Scrabble, check Merriam-Webster's Scrabble dictionary.

Scrabble pointsWords With Friends pointsLetters
795

What does SCANT mean?

  1. adjectiveless than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
  2. verbwork hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially
  3. verblimit in quality or quantity

Definitions from WordNet.

Has SCANT been a Wordle answer?

Yes: Wordle #929 on January 4, 2024.

Is it a current Wordle answer? (spoiler)

No, SCANT isn't the answer to any Wordle currently being played.

Hooks for SCANT

Add a letter to make a new word: SCANTS, SCANTY.

Anagrams of SCANT

Words inside SCANT

See all 22 words you can make from SCANT

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About this list

Our word list is ENABLE, first published in 2000 and still used by most word games.

Meanings come from Princeton WordNet (2011). How common a word is comes from wordfreq.

Look up SCANT in Merriam-Webster, Wiktionary, Collins or Dictionary.com. Check it for Scrabble at Merriam-Webster Scrabble.

FAQ

Is SCANT a Scrabble word?

SCANT is in ENABLE, the word list Words With Friends closely matches, and most ENABLE words are playable in North American Scrabble. Confirm tournament validity in the official Scrabble dictionary.

How many points is SCANT worth?

SCANT is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.

What does SCANT mean?

Less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so.