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scary

/ˈskɛəɹi/•adjective

Scary is also used as adjective, with meanings including provoking fear or terror.

1 meaning5 lettersScrabble 10

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

ARY

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “SCARY” Mean?

/ˈskɛəɹi/

scary has 1 documented sense across adjective.

Adjective

1 sense

provoking fear or terror

“a scary movie”

“the most terrible and shuddery … tales of murder and revenge”

Synonyms

chilling shivery shuddery

Word Forms

scarier scariest

Synonyms for SCARY

chilling shivery shuddery

Scrabble Score

Letters

Vowels

Consonants

Word Intelligence

Explore the word scary with its definition, score, letter pattern, and useful word game details.

Definition

provoking fear or terror

Length

5 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

S, C, A, R, Y

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for scary.

SCARY is a 5-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 10.

It starts with S and ends with Y.

It contains 1 vowel and 4 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 20%.

It is an isogram, meaning no letter repeats.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCDE.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CCVCC.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using scary in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

SCARY has a Scrabble score of 10. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★★★☆

SCARY is a five-letter word, so it can be considered in Wordle-style solving. It includes common vowel information that can help narrow guesses.

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

SCARY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

SCARY uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.

Letter Intelligence

A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside scary.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDE

CV Pattern

CCVCC

Vowel Share

20%

Consonant Share

80%

Bigrams

SC, CA, AR, RY

Trigrams

SCA, CAR, ARY

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for scary.

SCARY is a 5-letter standard crossword entry.

It starts with S and ends with Y, which helps narrow crossword crossings.

It contains 1 vowel and 4 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CCVCC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.