1adjective
deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand
“fresh vegetables were scarce during the drought”
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
S-C-A-R-C-EHow do you spell SCARCE?
SCARCE contains 6 letters, begins with S, and ends with E.
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2adverb
only a very short time before
“we hardly knew them”
Synonyms
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗barelyhardlyjustscarcely
02 Letter breakdown
How is SCARCE spelled?
S1C2A3R4C5E6
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.