scarce
ADVERBADJECTIVE
/skɜrs/
6 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH S
scarce is a valid 6-letter word worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1C3A1R1C3E1
1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 =10 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 20TRIPLE WORD → 30
MEANING
What does scarce mean?
ADVERB · 2 SENSES
1
Almost not.
“he was scarce sixteen years old”
“they scarcely ever used the emergency generator”
SYNONYMS
2
Only a very short time before.
“had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open”
“would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave”
SYNONYMS
ADJECTIVE · 1 SENSE
1
Deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand.
“fresh vegetables were scarce during the drought”
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Anagrams of scarce
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