Definitions for scare

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Spelling: [skair]
IPA: /skɛər/

Scare is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 92 anagrams from letters in scare (acers).

Definitions for scare

noun

  1. a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
  2. a time or condition of alarm or worry:

Verb phrases

  1. scare up, Informal. to obtain with effort; find or gather:

verb (used with object)

  1. to fill, especially suddenly, with fear or terror; frighten; alarm.

verb (used without object)

  1. to become frightened:

Origin of scare

1150-1200; (v.) Middle English skerren Old Norse skirra to frighten, derivative of skjarr timid, shy; (noun) late Middle English skere, derivative of the v.

Examples for scare

An HIV scare, Rand Paul talking points, and a (maybe) proposition.

Mrs. Deshales ordered an ambulance, which managed to scare off Wahlberg and his pals.

As we have seen, it is not just the fact that they scare people.

What's any of them little haythen been coin' to scare ye, missy?

I just know he's a cowardy-cat, because he's always trying to scare ME.

Not just because I was frightened, it wasn't so simple as a scare.

“Cultures” Versus “White Girls” As you can probably sense from my scare quotes, you can never be too careful these days.

With Mr. Morris at the front end of that log, there's no hope of scare.

You've played jokes on her, and told her things to scare her—and my grief!

Keep the scare quotes around gay “marriage,” or at least put an asterisk after it.

Word Value for scare
Scrable

7

Words with friends

8

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