scare: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 7 letter points · starts with S · ends with E
Meaning of scare
noun
A minor fright.
Example: Johnny had a bad scare last night.
A cause of terror or alarm; a panic; something that inspires fear or dread.
Example: a food-poisoning scare
A device or object used to frighten.
Listed forms: scares.
Source: Wiktionary — scare.
verb
- transitive
To frighten, terrify, startle, especially in a minor way.
Example: Did it scare you when I said "Boo!"?
- intransitive
(To be able) to be scared.
Example: I don't scare easily.
Listed forms: scares, scaring, scared.
Source: Wiktionary — scare.
adj
lean; scanty
Source: Wiktionary — scare.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for scare.
noun
sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events
noun
a sudden attack of fear
- panic attack
verb
cause fear in
verb
cause to lose courage; to be daunted; to be scared away
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is scare in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of scare
S(1) + C(3) + A(1) + R(1) + E(1) = 7 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of scare
6 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from scare
31 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in scare. Showing up to 24, longest first.