scare
VERBNOUN
/skɜr/
5 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH S
scare is a valid 5-letter word worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1C3A1R1E1
1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =7 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 14TRIPLE WORD → 21
MEANING
What does scare mean?
VERB · 2 SENSES
1
Cause fear in.
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2
Cause to lose courage.
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NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
Sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events.
“a war scare”
“a bomb scare led them to evacuate the building”
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2
A sudden attack of fear.
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