The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word SCOLDS , but the solution may also be CHIDES which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Dresses down crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SCOLDS | 50 % | 6 |
| BERATES | 8 % | 7 |
| CHIDES | 8 % | 6 |
| READSTHERIOTACT | 4 % | 15 |
| CASTIGATES | 4 % | 10 |
| TELLSOFF | 4 % | 8 |
| ABASES | 4 % | 6 |
| TEARSINTO | 4 % | 9 |
| REBUKES | 4 % | 7 |
| CHASTISES | 4 % | 9 |
| YELLSAT | 4 % | 7 |
Why may CHIDES be the right solution?
"CHIDES" means to scold or reprimand someone, which can be seen as a way of dressing someone down verbally.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Dresses down
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- dress
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- evening dress
- cocktail dress
- dress up
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- frocks
Crossword Answer definitions
SCOLDS noun- A person who habitually scolds, in particular a troublesome and angry woman.
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 SCOLDS
More clues leading to the result BERATES
- Scolds
- Puts down
- Gives a scolding to
- Chews out
- Reams out
- Scolds but good
- Scolds harshly
- Jumps all over
- Upbraids
- Dresses down
More clues leading to the result CHIDES
- Reprimands
- Scolds
- Rebukes
- Reproves
- Says "tut-tut"
- Scolds mildly
- Tells off
- Takes to task
- Upbraids
- Finds fault.
More clues leading to the result READSTHERIOTACT
- Reprimands
- Gives a tongue-lashing
- Takes to task.
- Bawls out.
- Censures
- Dresses down
- Lets have it
- Gives an earful
More clues leading to the result CASTIGATES
More clues leading to the result TELLSOFF
- Gives a tongue-lashing to
- Reproaches
- Rebukes
- Takes to task
- Dresses down.
- Counts, in a way.
- Lectures
- Chews out
- Gives what for
More clues leading to the result ABASES
- Degrades
- Insults
- Takes down a peg
- Loses prestige
- Shames
- Humbles
- Humiliates
- Lowers in rank
- Puts down
- Cuts down to size
More clues leading to the result TEARSINTO
- Eats with gusto
- Verbally abuses
- Attacks impulsively
- Screams at
- Attacks viciously
- Lambastes
- Excoriates
- Attacks impetuously.
- Dresses down
- Castigates
More clues leading to the result REBUKES
- Expresses stern disapproval of
- Dresses down
- Lectures.
- Takes to task.
- Admonishes
- Scolds
- Tells off
- Utterly rejects
- Censures