The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SCOLD , but the solution may also be TAKE TO TASK which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in LA Times).
Call on the carpet crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SCOLD | 19 % | 5 |
| REBUKE | 14 % | 6 |
| HAULUP | 14 % | 6 |
| CHASTISE | 10 % | 8 |
| ADMONISH | 10 % | 8 |
| LAMBASTE | 5 % | 8 |
| DISCIPLINE | 5 % | 10 |
| TAKE TO TASK | 5 % | 12 |
| CHIDE | 5 % | 5 |
| BERATE | 5 % | 6 |
| TAKETOTASK | 5 % | 10 |
| CHASTEN | 5 % | 7 |
Why may TAKE-TO-TASK be the right solution?
"Take to task" means to reprimand or scold someone for their actions, which is often done in a formal setting like being called into a supervisor's office (on the carpet). So, "take to task" fits the clue "call on the carpet" well.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Call on the carpet
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- call to account
- rake someone over the coals
- take to task
- rake over the coals
- call on
- catch it
- give someone a speaking to
- call to task
- give someone the chair
- get on someone's case
- get onto
- pull up
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 REBUKE
More clues leading to the result HAULUP
- Call on the carpet
- Call to account
- Bring before a superior for reprimand
- Drag before a judge
- Come to a stop
More clues leading to the result CHASTISE
- Criticize sharply
- Discipline
- Punish
- Criticize severely
- Chew out
- Censure
- Let have it
- Dress down
- Castigate.
- Apply the paddle
More clues leading to the result ADMONISH
- Scold
- Indicate obligations to
- Give a talking to
- Caution.
- Reprove mildly.
- Warn.
- Express disapproval
- Reprove
- Caution
- Call on the carpet
More clues leading to the result LAMBASTE
More clues leading to the result DISCIPLINE
More clues leading to the result TAKE TO TASK
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 BERATE
- Take to task
- Tear into
- Scold
- Chew out
- Give a tongue-lashing to
- Dress down
- Tell off big-time
- Assail verbally
- Put down
- Chide