The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word SCRIMPS which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2021.
Economizes crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SCRIMPS | 50 % | 7 |
| STINTS | 13 % | 6 |
| EKES | 13 % | 4 |
| SKIMPS | 13 % | 6 |
| SAVES | 13 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Economizes
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- husband
- economise
- conserve
- conserves
- saves
- reuses
- scrimps
- optimizes
- reduces
- enriches
- perfects
- solvate
Crossword Answer definitions
SCRIMPS noun- A pinching miser; a niggard.
- To make too small or short.
- To limit or straiten; to put on short allowance.
- To be frugal.
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 SCRIMPS
- Economizes
- Pinches pennies
- Doesn't spread it around
- Pinches pennies.
- Stints.
- Provides scantily.
- Is ungenerous.
- Acts the skinflint.
- Puts on short allowance.
- Stints
More clues leading to the result STINTS
- Stretches
- Work shifts
- Is frugal
- Work periods
- Acts frugally
- Tours of duty
- Stretches on the job
- Periods of duty
- Tenures
- Pinches pennies
More clues leading to the result EKES
- Squeezes (out)
- ___ out (supplements)
- Barely manages
- Economizes
- Makes last
- Stretches out
- Supplements
- With "out": makes do
- Gets with great effort
- Scratches (out)
More clues leading to the result SKIMPS
- Cuts corners
- Is sparing
- Pinches pennies
- Is frugal
- Economizes
- Is stingy
- Practices frugality
- Makes too small.
- Economizes.
- Is pinch-fisted.