Definition of wan

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• wan is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 6
• wan is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 6
• wan is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 7

Definition of wan

• abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress (adjective)

  Examples

  1. her wan face suddenly flushed

  Synonyms

  1. pale
  2. pallid
• (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble (adjective)

  Examples

  1. the pale (or wan) stars
  2. the wan light of dawn

  Synonyms

  1. pale
  2. pallid
  3. sick
• a computer network that spans a wider area than does a local area network (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. wide area network
• become pale and sickly (verb)
• lacking vitality as from weariness or illness or unhappiness (adjective)

  Examples

  1. a wan smile

See definition of wan in Merriam Webster