SCARY is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SCARY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SCARY?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCARY is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCARY
No single letter turns SCARY into another word.
How SCARY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SCARY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What stands out about SCARY
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SCARY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Causing fear or fright; frightening.
Scary is the everyday, informal word for anything that provokes fear, from a genuinely dangerous situation to a horror film or a spooky story told at night. It is used loosely by both children and adults, and the same event can be scary to one person and merely exciting to another.
How SCARY is used
Very common informal word, used across all ages for anything frightening, from mild unease to genuine danger.
- The horror film was far too scary for young children.
- Walking alone through the dark forest felt scary.
- He told a scary story around the campfire.
- The turbulence on the flight was genuinely scary.
- She admitted the spider was more scary than dangerous.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCARY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SCARY
The 5 tiles of SCARY in a different order — 2 found.
Words ending in SCARY
2 words end in SCARY. Useful as a back hook: play SCARY onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in SCARY
Common questions about SCARY
- Is SCARY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCARY, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCARY worth?
- SCARY is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCARY mean?
- Causing fear or fright; frightening.
- What letters can be added to SCARY?
- No single letter can be added to SCARY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SCARY:
Open SCARY in the Word Finder