Definition of scares

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• scares is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 8
• scares is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 8
• scares is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 9

Definition of scares

• cause fear in (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. affright
  2. fright
  3. frighten
• sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events (noun)

  Examples

  1. a war scare
  2. a bomb scare led them to evacuate the building

  Synonyms

  1. panic
• a sudden attack of fear (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. panic attack
• cause to lose courage (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. dash
  2. daunt
  3. frighten away
  4. frighten off
  5. pall
  6. scare away
  7. scare off

See definition of scares in Merriam Webster