scarcely

ADVERB /skɜsli/
8 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH S

scarcely is a valid 8-letter word worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1C3A1R1C3E1L1Y4
1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 4 =15 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 30TRIPLE WORD → 45
MEANING

What does scarcely mean?

ADVERB · 2 SENSES
1

Almost not.

“they scarcely ever used the emergency generator”

2

Only a very short time before.

“had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open”