SCARCE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SCARCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SCARCE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCARCE is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCARCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
scarcerChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How SCARCE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SCARCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 459,897.
What does SCARCE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Not available in enough quantity to meet the demand; hard to find because there is little of it.
Something becomes scarce when the supply shrinks or the demand grows, which is why water is scarce in a drought and tickets are scarce on the night of a final. Economists build much of their thinking on scarce resources, since choices matter only when there is not enough for everyone. The expression make yourself scarce is a separate idiom meaning to leave quickly and quietly. Scarce comes from an old French word meaning narrow or limited, and it is related to the adverb scarcely.
How SCARCE is used
Common in general writing and in economics; the noun is scarcity.
- Fresh water grew scarce as the drought dragged on.
- Jobs were scarce in the town after the factory closed.
- Good tomatoes are scarce in midwinter.
- When the guests began to argue, he made himself scarce.
- Rare stamps become scarce once collectors buy them all.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCARCE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SCARCE
The 6 tiles of SCARCE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SCARCE
7 longer words begin with SCARCE.
Shorter words from the letters in SCARCE
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Common questions about SCARCE
- Is SCARCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCARCE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCARCE worth?
- SCARCE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCARCE mean?
- Not available in enough quantity to meet the demand; hard to find because there is little of it.
- What letters can be added to SCARCE?
- SCARCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SCARCE:
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