Read a bar code
The crossword clue "Read a bar code" is answered by SCAN, a 4-letter entry. Used 37 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
SCAN
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SCAN answer page.
Used 37 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
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- SCANNED (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for SCAN
Every other clue in this collection answered by SCAN, most used first.
- Read quickly - used 133 times, most recently in 2026
- Glance over - used 60 times, most recently in 2026
- Read electronically - used 59 times, most recently in 2026
- Look over quickly - used 57 times, most recently in 2026
- Read, as a bar code - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
- Read over quickly - used 43 times, most recently in 2024
- Checkout act - used 28 times, most recently in 2025
Related clues
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- Wheel bar - AXLE, used 53 times
- Sushi bar soup - MISO, used 43 times
- Code word for A - ALFA, used 39 times
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