The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SCOLD , but the solution may also be RAILAT which is one of the most recent solution (2020 in New York Times).
Berate crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SCOLD | 31 % | 5 |
| RAILAT | 16 % | 6 |
| RANTAT | 9 % | 6 |
| LAMBASTE | 9 % | 8 |
| SCORE | 7 % | 5 |
| YELLAT | 7 % | 6 |
| CHIDE | 4 % | 5 |
| REVILE | 4 % | 6 |
| SHOUTAT | 2 % | 7 |
| REAMOUT | 2 % | 7 |
| ASSAIL | 2 % | 6 |
| RAIL | 2 % | 4 |
| LASH | 2 % | 4 |
| SCREAMAT | 2 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Berate
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- lambaste
- chide
- lambast
- scold
- remonstrate
- rebuke
- reprimand
- lecture
- reproof
- check
- rag
- jaw
Crossword Answer definitions
SCOLD verb- To burn with hot liquid.
- To heat almost to boiling.
- A person who habitually scolds, in particular a troublesome and angry woman.
- To rebuke angrily.
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 SCOLD
- Dress down
- Give a talking-to to
- Read the riot act to
- Give somebody the business
- Rake over the coals
- Give a tongue-lashing
- Virago
- Chide
- Wag an index at
- Upbraid
More clues leading to the result RAILAT
- Give the business
- Target with invective
- Tear a new one
- Berate
- Lambaste
- Criticize harshly
- Chew out
- Inveigh against
- Take to task
- Bawl out
More clues leading to the result RANTAT
- Depreciate verbally
- Fulminate
- Go off on
- Beat up on verbally
- Berate
- Assault verbally
- Verbally attack
- Attack verbally
- Harangue
- Vituperate
More clues leading to the result LAMBASTE
More clues leading to the result SCORE
- Accompanying music
- Come home
- This clue's number
- 20
- Best Original __ for a Motion Picture
- Soccer player's goal
- Step on the plate
- Ten plus ten
- Manage to buy
- Cut a groove in
More clues leading to the result YELLAT
- Reprimand loudly
- Shout towards
- Vituperate
- Rip a new one
- Scold bigtime
- Berate loudly
- Reprimand
- Abuse verbally
- Attack vocally
- Dress down loudly, e.g.
More clues leading to the result CHIDE
- Reproach
- Scold
- Admonish
- Reprimand
- Tsk-tsk
- Call on the carpet
- Censure severely
- Find fault
- Reprimand mildly
- Scold mildly
More clues leading to the result REVILE
- Sail into
- Verbally abuse
- Attack verbally
- Say mean things about
- Speak badly of
- Disparage
- Use opprobrious language on
- Abhor
- Malign
- Hit on, in a way
More clues leading to the result SHOUTAT
- Hail loudly
- Give an earful to
- Show anger toward
- Show anger toward, in a way
- Scold loudly
- Berate
- Berate loudly
- Give quite the earful
- Address loudly
- Really let have it
More clues leading to the result REAMOUT
- Excoriate severely
- Scold harshly
- Scold severely, in slang
- Tear into
- Come down hard on
- Read the riot act
- Berate
- Scold severely
- Clean a pipe
- Excoriate
More clues leading to the result ASSAIL
More clues leading to the result RAIL
- Fencing unit
- Shipping choice
- Symbol of thinness
- Third __ (power source)
- Balustrade
- Banister
- Marsh bird
- It's on the inside track
- The third one might shock you
- Complain, complain, complain
More clues leading to the result LASH
- LaRue of the oaters
- Tie up
- Flog
- Punishment unit
- Scathe
- Tongue-__ (scold)
- Famous La Rue
- Follows back and eye
- Whip
- Tie securely