Scare

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:7 ptsWWF:8 pts5 letters

Definition of Scare

Noun

A minor fright.
"Johnny had a bad scare last night."
A cause of terror or alarm; a panic; something that inspires fear or dread.
"a food-poisoning scare"
A device or object used to frighten.

Verb

To frighten, terrify, startle, especially in a minor way.
"Did it scare you when I said "Boo!"?"
(To be able) to be scared.
"I don't scare easily."

Adjective

lean; scanty

Anagrams of Scare

Exact Anagrams

6 words using all 5 letters:

acres cares carse escar races serac

Words You Can Make

38 words can be made from the letters in "scare":

5-LETTER WORDS

acres cares carse escar races serac

4-LETTER WORDS

aces acre arcs ares arse care cars case ears eras race rase recs scar sear+1 more

3-LETTER WORDS

ace arc are ars car ear era ers ras rec res sac sae sea sec+1 more

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "scare" and rearranging:

+aarecas caesar

+bbraces cabers

+dcadres cedars sacred scared

+ffacers farces

+gcagers graces

+harches chares chaser eschar search

+icaries cerias ericas

+kcrakes creaks sacker screak

Related Word Patterns

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Rhyming Words

abampere abjure accoutre acquire acre acrospire acupressure acupuncture adhere adipocere adjure admeasure admire admixture adore+5 more

Related Words

sabal sabed saber sabes sabin sabir sable sabot sabra sabre sacks sacra sades sadhe sadhu