The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word EKES , but the solution may also be EKESOUT which is one of the most recent solution (2022 in Wall Street Journal).
Barely manages crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| EKES | 64 % | 4 |
| EKESOUT | 29 % | 7 |
| MAKESDO | 7 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Barely manages
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- make
- near miss
- pass
- rub along
- scrape
- streak
- eked
- scrape along
- scrape by
- scratch along
- seep
- squeak by
Crossword Answer definitions
EKES verb- Chiefly in the form eke out: to add to, to augment; to increase; to lengthen.
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 EKES
- Squeezes (out)
- ___ out (supplements)
- Barely manages
- Economizes
- Makes last
- Stretches out
- Supplements
- With "out": makes do
- Gets with great effort
- Scratches (out)
More clues leading to the result EKESOUT
- Supplements
- Barely makes, as a living
- Barely earns
- Barely makes
- Barely earns, as a living
- Barely manages, as a living
- Barely manages
- Manages with effort
- Just makes
- Struggles to make