The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word RUNIN , but the solution may also be SETTO which is one of the most recent solution (2022 in New York Times).
Altercation crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RUNIN | 36 % | 5 |
| SETTO | 31 % | 5 |
| SPAT | 7 % | 4 |
| SCRAPE | 4 % | 6 |
| MELEE | 3 % | 5 |
| RHUBARB | 3 % | 7 |
| RIFT | 3 % | 4 |
| QUARREL | 3 % | 7 |
| BRAWL | 3 % | 5 |
| TUSSLE | 1 % | 6 |
| FIGHT | 1 % | 5 |
| ROW | 1 % | 3 |
| CLASH | 1 % | 5 |
| AFFRAY | 1 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Altercation
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- fracas
- affray
- brawl
- dispute
- disagreement
- controversy
- confrontation
- encounter
- incident
- argument
- row
- scuffle
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 RUNIN
- Quarrel
- Altercation
- Take downtown
- Bring to the station
- Tense encounter
- Argument
- Haul to the station house
- Put the arm on
- Take to jail
- Confrontation
More clues leading to the result SETTO
More clues leading to the result SPAT
- Brief quarrel
- Falling-out
- Lovers' tiff
- Tiff
- Petty clash
- Run-in
- Didn't swallow
- Petty disagreement
- Row
- Bit of drama among lovers
More clues leading to the result SCRAPE
- Predicament
- Pickle
- Awkward situation
- Eke
- Abrasion
- ___ up (gather with difficulty)
- Embarrassing situation
- Jam or pickle
- Kid's frequent knee injury
- Clear of snow, as a windshield
More clues leading to the result MELEE
- Bench-clearer at the ballpark
- Donnybrook
- Free-for-all
- Ruckus
- Brawl
- Fracas
- Riot
- Row
- Fray
- Fisticuffs are thrown here
More clues leading to the result RHUBARB
- Squabble
- Argument
- Melee on the field
- Altercation
- Spat
- Tart tart filling, perhaps
- Diamond disorder, e.g.
- Brouhaha
- Strawberry's partner-in-pie
- Heated dispute
More clues leading to the result RIFT
- Break in relations
- Serious difference of opinion
- Altercation
- Fault of an earthquake
- Split
- Major falling-out
- Oculus ___ (virtual reality headset)
- Diplomatic break
- Beginning of the end, say
- Breach of friendship
More clues leading to the result QUARREL
More clues leading to the result BRAWL
- Bench-clearer
- Engage in fisticuffs
- Donnybrook
- Barroom fight
- Noisy fight
- Saloon fight
- Wild fight
- Hockey game interruption
- Bar fight
- Quite a fight
More clues leading to the result TUSSLE
More clues leading to the result FIGHT
- Go toe-to-toe
- Puncher's chance?
- Duke it out
- Boxing match
- Ring event
- Brawl
- Compete in the boxing ring
- What a bully might provoke
- Box
- Perform on canvas in an arena
More clues leading to the result ROW
- Rhubarb
- Start of a popular round
- Theater-ticket datum
- "Cannery __"
- Planting line
- To-do
- Try to move one's dugout
- Quarrel
- Big scuffle
- Loge line
More clues leading to the result CLASH
- Hostile meeting
- Skirmish
- Wear pink and orange
- Be at loggerheads
- Encounter
- Offend the eyes
- Fight
- Be uncomplementary, in a way
- Play the cymbals
- Be incompatible