Reads a bar code
The crossword clue "Reads a bar code" is answered by SCANS, a 5-letter entry. Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2016; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus.
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SCANS
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Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2016; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for SCANS
Every other clue in this collection answered by SCANS, most used first.
- Reads quickly - used 21 times, most recently in 2024
- Looks over - used 20 times, most recently in 2025
- Reads, as a bar code - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
- Scrutinizes - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
- Glances over - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Does a checkout chore - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Reads over - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Some hospital procedures - used 8 times, most recently in 2018
- Checks out the merchandise? - used 6 times, most recently in 2012
- Reads electronically - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Bar legally - ESTOP, used 108 times
- Code name - MORSE, used 89 times
- Moral code - ETHIC, used 75 times
- Bar seat - STOOL, used 71 times
- Bar at the bar - ESTOP, used 61 times
- Gold bar - INGOT, used 61 times
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