The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SCOLD , but the solution may also be BERATE which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in LA Times).
Dress down crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SCOLD | 32 % | 5 |
| BERATE | 27 % | 6 |
| CHIDE | 6 % | 5 |
| BASTE | 5 % | 5 |
| REPROVE | 5 % | 7 |
| CHASTISE | 3 % | 8 |
| REBUKE | 3 % | 6 |
| OBJURGATE | 3 % | 9 |
| LAMBASTE | 2 % | 8 |
| GIVETHEBUSINESS | 2 % | 15 |
| REAMOUT | 2 % | 7 |
| CRITICIZE | 2 % | 9 |
| TEARINTO | 2 % | 8 |
| ABUSE | 2 % | 5 |
| STRAFE | 2 % | 6 |
| YELLAT | 2 % | 6 |
| TONGUELASH | 2 % | 10 |
| SAILINTO | 2 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Dress down
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- lambaste
- chide
- berate
- chew out
- reprimand
- rebuke
- reproof
- have words
- remonstrate
- bawl out
- underdress
- rag
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 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
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 BASTE
- Butter the Butterball
- Sew loosely
- Moisten the roast
- Pound placed in your ear (5)
- Prepare a roast
- Sew loosely (5)
- Work on the turkey
- Put in stitches
- Sew for the nonce
- Put loose stitches in
More clues leading to the result REPROVE
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 REBUKE
More clues leading to the result OBJURGATE
More clues leading to the result LAMBASTE
More clues leading to the result GIVETHEBUSINESS
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 CRITICIZE
More clues leading to the result TEARINTO
- Attack
- Attack unrestrainedly
- Attack violently
- Make a vigorous start
- Verbally assault
- Scold harshly
- Impulsively attack
- Rip verbally
- Attack verbally
- Have at
More clues leading to the result ABUSE
- Badmouth
- Willful destruction
- Take for granted
- Maltreatment
- Bad treatment
- Treat harmfully
- Battery, e.g.
- Mistreatment
- Mistreat
- Treat scandalously
More clues leading to the result STRAFE
- Low-flying attack
- Punishment (German)
- Rake with fire
- Shoot from above
- Shoot from high above
- Attack by plane
- Fire from an aircraft
- Punish, in Dresden
- Shoot at from a plane
- Attack from above
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.