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Is scarcely a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word scarcely is a Scrabble US word. The word scarcely is worth 15 points in Scrabble:

S1C3A1R1C3E1L1Y4

Is scarcely a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word scarcely is a Scrabble UK word and has 15 points:

S1C3A1R1C3E1L1Y4

Is scarcely a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word scarcely is a Words With Friends word. The word scarcely is worth 17 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

S1C4A1R1C4E1L2Y3

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8-letter words (1 found)

SCARCELY,

7-letter words (4 found)

CALYCES,CARCELS,CYCLASE,CYCLERS,

6-letter words (23 found)

ARCSEC,CALCES,CARCEL,CARLES,CARSEY,CERCAL,CLEARS,CREASY,CRESYL,CYCLER,CYCLES,LACERS,LAYERS,LYCRAS,RAYLES,RECALS,RELAYS,SCALER,SCARCE,SCAREY,SCLERA,SCRAYE,SLAYER,

5-letter words (59 found)

ACERS,ACRES,ACYLS,ALECS,ARLES,ARSEY,ARYLS,AYRES,CARES,CARLE,CARLS,CARSE,CECAL,CLAES,CLARY,CLAYS,CLEAR,CRAYS,CYCAS,CYCLE,EARLS,EARLY,ESCAR,EYRAS,LACER,LACES,LACEY,LAERS,LARES,LASER,LAYER,LEARS,LEARY,LECCY,LYASE,LYCEA,LYCRA,LYRES,RACES,RALES,RAYLE,REALS,RECAL,RECCY,RELAY,RESAY,RYALS,SAYER,SCALE,SCALY,SCARE,SCARY,SCRAE,SCRAY,SERAC,SERAL,SLYER,YALES,YEARS,

4-letter words (74 found)

ACER,ACES,ACRE,ACYL,AERY,AESC,ALEC,ALES,ARCS,ARES,ARLE,ARSE,ARSY,ARYL,AYES,AYRE,CALS,CARE,CARL,CARS,CASE,CAYS,CEAS,CECA,CELS,CLAY,CRAY,EARL,EARS,EASY,ERAS,EYAS,EYRA,LACE,LACS,LACY,LAER,LARE,LARS,LASE,LAYS,LEAR,LEAS,LEYS,LYES,LYRA,LYRE,LYSE,RACE,RACY,RALE,RASE,RAYS,REAL,RECS,RELY,RYAL,RYAS,RYES,SALE,SCAR,SCRY,SCYE,SEAL,SEAR,SERA,SLAE,SLAY,SLEY,SYCE,YALE,YARE,YEAR,YEAS,

3-letter words (52 found)

ACE,ALE,ALS,ARC,ARE,ARS,ARY,AYE,AYS,CAL,CAR,CAY,CEL,CLY,CRY,EAR,EAS,ELS,ERA,ERS,LAC,LAR,LAS,LAY,LEA,LES,LEY,LYE,RAS,RAY,REC,RES,RYA,RYE,SAC,SAE,SAL,SAR,SAY,SEA,SEC,SEL,SER,SEY,SLY,SYE,YAE,YAR,YAS,YEA,YER,YES,

2-letter words (13 found)

AE,AL,AR,AS,AY,EA,EL,ER,ES,LA,RE,YA,YE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 227 words from scarcely according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of scarcely

scarcely

Etymology

From Middle English scarcely, scarsly, scarsely, scarsliche, scarseliche, equivalent to scarce +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈskɛəsli/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈskɛɹsli/
  • Hyphenation: scarce‧ly

Adverb

scarcely (comparative more scarcely, superlative most scarcely)

  1. (modal) Probably not.
  2. (modal) Certainly not.
  3. (degree) Hardly: only just; by a small margin.

Usage notes

It is grammatically a negative word. It therefore collocates with ever rather than never.

  • Compare We scarcely ever eat fish. with We almost never eat fish.
  • The sentence We scarcely never eat fish is ungrammatical.

Synonyms

  • (degree: by a small margin): barely, hardly
  • (barely, almost not or not quite): barely, just, hardly, only just

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