scary

scary is a 5-letter English word with 4 senses as noun and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Barren land having only a thin coat of grass. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 10 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. noun. Barren land having only a thin coat of grass.
2. adjective. Subject to sudden alarm.
3. adjective. Causing fright; alarming.
4. adjective. provoking fear terror

   "a scary movie"

   "the most terrible and shuddery...tales of murder and revenge"

   Synonyms: chilling, scarey, shivery, shuddery

Synonyms

chilling, scarey, shivery, shuddery

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in scary:

sacry, scray

Common word forms

scarier, scarily, scariest

Words from these letters

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