Is SCARES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SCARES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 8 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SCARES mean?
Scares is a form of SCARE.
- verb
cause fear in
“The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me”
- verb
cause to lose courage
“dashed by the refusal”
- noun
sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events
“panic in the stock market”
- noun
a sudden attack of fear
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 8
- Words With Friends
- 9
- Letters
- 6
S (1) + C (3) + A (1) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 8 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for SCARES
SCARES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the end.
Anagrams of SCARES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from SCARES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- caress8
- carses8
- crases8
- escars8
- seracs8
- acres7
- cares7
- carse7
- cases7
- crass7
- cress7
- escar7
- races7
- scare7
- scars7
- serac7
- aces6
- acre6
- arcs6
- care6
- cars6
- case6
- cess6
- race6
- recs6
- sacs6
- scar6
- secs6
- arses5
- rases5
- sears5
- ace5
- arc5
- car5
- rec5
- sac5
- sec5
- ares4
- arse4
- ears4
- eras4
- rase4
- sear4
- seas4
- sera4
- sers4
- are3
- ars3
- ass3
- ear3
- era3
- ers3
- ess3
- ras3
- res3
- sae3
- sea3
- ser3
- ae2
- ar2
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