01 Word definition

scarce

6 letters · 2 vowels · 4 consonants

Is SCARCE a word?

Yes. SCARCE is a 6-letter adjective. deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell SCARCE?

S-C-A-R-C-E

SCARCE contains 6 letters, begins with S, and ends with E.

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Meaning and definition

1adjective

  1. deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand

    “fresh vegetables were scarce during the drought”

2adverb

  1. only a very short time before

    “we hardly knew them”
Synonyms
barelyhardlyjustscarcely
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score10points
Words With Friends12points
Word length6letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is SCARCE spelled?

S1C2A3R4C5E6
Starts withSCAFirst 3 letters
Ends withRCELast 3 letters
Unique letters5Repeats C
Vowel balance2 / 4Vowels / consonants

03 Word-game status

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04 Exact anagrams

The same letters, rearranged.

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About SCARCE.

How do you spell SCARCE?

SCARCE is spelled S-C-A-R-C-E. It contains 6 letters.