The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word RARE which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2024.
Scarce crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RARE | 91 % | 4 |
| THIN | 3 % | 4 |
| SPARSE | 3 % | 6 |
| LIMITED | 3 % | 7 |
Why may RARE be the right solution?
The word "rare" means something that is not commonly found or available. It is a suitable answer for the clue "scarce" because it conveys the same idea of something being hard to come by.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Scarce
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- scarcely
- deficient
- barely
- insufficient
- rare
- hardly
- tight
- just
- scarcity
- scant
- scanty
- underweight
Crossword Answer definitions
RARE noun- A scarce or uncommon item.
- Very uncommon; scarce.
- (of a gas) Thin; of low density.
- Good; enjoyable.
- (particularly meats) Cooked very lightly, so the meat is still red (in the case of steak or beef in the general sense).
- To rear, rise up, start backwards.
- To rear, bring up, raise.
- Early
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result RARE
- Still bloody
- At a premium
- Extraordinary
- Hard to find
- Highly collectible
- Like the spotted owl
- Not common
- Steak order
- __-earth element
- Chophouse order
More clues leading to the result THIN
More clues leading to the result SPARSE
- Few and far between
- Meager
- Hardly filled in
- Inadequate
- Widely scattered
- Hardly packed
- Thinly scattered
- Far from dense
- Scattered
- Thin