paucity

Meanings

Noun

an insufficient quantity or number
Fewness in number; too few.
A smallness in size or amount that is insufficient; meagerness, dearth.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English paucete, paucite, paucyte, partly from Middle French paucité and partly from its etymon, Latin paucitās (“a small number, fewness, scarcity”), from paucus (“few, little”). Related to few.

Synonyms

dearth, fewness, lack, scantiness, scarcity

Scrabble Score: 14

paucity is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
paucity is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
paucity is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

paucity is a valid Words With Friends word