The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word EXIST , but the solution may also be EKE which is one of the most recent solution (2020 in New York Times).
Barely scrape by crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| EXIST | 33 % | 5 |
| EKE | 33 % | 3 |
| LIVEHANDTOMOUTH | 33 % | 15 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Barely scrape by
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- eke out
- get by
- make do
- come
- carry through
- come across
- see through
- see out
- come through
- negotiate
- stick up
- pass
Crossword Answer definitions
EXIST verb- (stative) to be; have existence; have being or reality
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 EXIST
- Be
- Function
- "She doesn't even know I ___!"
- Live
- Have life
- Be real
- Occur
- Be among the real
- Stay alive
- Be present
More clues leading to the result EKE
- Barely make do
- Manage, with "out"
- Scratch (out)
- Squeeze (out)
- __ out a living
- Barely manage
- Get with great effort
- Make do
- Scratch out a living
- Supplements (with out)