The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SHOOS , but the solution may also be REPELS which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Drives away crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SHOOS | 46 % | 5 |
| REPELS | 31 % | 6 |
| DISPELS | 12 % | 7 |
| ALIENATES | 8 % | 9 |
| ROUTS | 4 % | 5 |
Why may REPELS be the right solution?
"Drives away" is a phrasal verb that means to repel or push back. "Repels" is a synonym of "drives away," making it the correct answer.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Drives away
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- drive away
- drive off
- departs
- disappears
- drive home
- vanishes
- drive out
- leaving
- exiting
- drive back
- drive down
- walk away
Crossword Answer definitions
SHOOS verb- To induce someone or something to leave.
- To leave under inducement.
- To usher someone.
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 SHOOS
- Fends off
- Sends on its way
- Brushes away
- Evicts, in a way
- Sends packing
- Chases away
- Drives off
- Drives away
- Waves away
- Chases (away)
More clues leading to the result REPELS
- Chases away
- Fights off
- Drives off
- Staves off
- Holds off
- Drives back
- Fends off
- Wards off
- Drives away
- Turns back
More clues leading to the result DISPELS
- Scatters
- Scatters to the four winds
- Drives away
- Clears up, as misconceptions
- Clears away
- Puts to rest, as rumors
- Clears up, as rumors
- Banishes
More clues leading to the result ALIENATES
- Turns off
- Puts off
- Drives off
- Turns off, so to speak
- Estranges
- Estranges.
- Puts a gulf between.
- Makes a foe of.
- Makes unfriendly.
- Drives away