Scrabble & Words with friends points
- scarce is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 10
- scarce is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 10
- scarce is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 12
Definition of scarce
- almost not (adverb)
Examples
- he was scarce sixteen years old
- they scarcely ever used the emergency generator
Synonyms
- barely
- hardly
- scarcely
- only a very short time before (adverb)
Examples
- had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open
- would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave
Synonyms
- barely
- hardly
- just
- scarcely
- deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand (adjective)
Examples
- fresh vegetables were scarce during the drought
See definition of scarce in Merriam Webster