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 |
| TAKETOTASK | 5 % | 10 |
| CHASTEN | 5 % | 7 |
| LAMBASTE | 5 % | 8 |
| DISCIPLINE | 5 % | 10 |
| TAKE TO TASK | 5 % | 12 |
| CHIDE | 5 % | 5 |
| BERATE | 5 % | 6 |
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 TAKETOTASK
More clues leading to the result CHASTEN
- Discipline
- Punish
- Punish, or purify
- Punish for the sake of moral improvement
- Subdue
- Call on the carpet
- Humble
- Censure
- Discipline.
- Punish.
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