The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word SPARING , but the solution may also be SPARE which is one of the most recent solution (2013 in Newsday).
Frugal crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SPARING | 26 % | 7 |
| THRIFTY | 16 % | 7 |
| SPARE | 16 % | 5 |
| SAVING | 11 % | 6 |
| SCRIMPY | 5 % | 7 |
| SPARESOME | 5 % | 9 |
| PRUDENT | 5 % | 7 |
| SPARTAN | 5 % | 7 |
| ECONOMICAL | 5 % | 10 |
| CHARY | 5 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Frugal
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- economical
- sparing
- thrifty
- stinting
- scotch
- rigorous
- austere
- tight
- efficient
- energy-efficient
- fuel-efficient
- tightwad
Crossword Answer definitions
SPARING verb- To show mercy.
- To keep.
- To give up To deprive oneself of, as by being frugal; to do without; to dispense with; to give up; to part with.
- The act by which something or someone is spared.
- Prudent and restrained in the use of resources; careful, economical or 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 SPARING
More clues leading to the result THRIFTY
- Economical
- Prudent with one's resources
- Using coupons, say
- Frugal
- Unlikely to go on a spree
- Provident.
- Frugal.
- Unlikely to splurge
More clues leading to the result SPARE
- Next best thing to a strike
- Left over
- Type of tire
- Diagonal line, on a score sheet
- Donut in a trunk
- Flat replacement
- It may be found in the trunk
- Trunk item
- Do without
- Converted split
More clues leading to the result SAVING
- Socking away
- Participating in a 401(k)
- Being thrifty
- Thrifty
- Planning for a rainy day, say
- Economizing
- Frugal.
- Except.
- Thrifty.
- Economical.
More clues leading to the result SCRIMPY
More clues leading to the result SPARESOME
More clues leading to the result PRUDENT
- Well-advised
- Provident
- Discerning
- Judicious
- Sensible, à la George Bush Sr.
- "Immortal word" in a Bush 41 quote of Dana Carvey
- Wise
- Frugal
- Cautious.
- Highly sensible.
More clues leading to the result SPARTAN
- Michigan State athlete
- Without luxury
- Austere
- <
> - Michigan State player
- Ancient Greek
- Devoid of luxury
- Bare-bones
- East Lansing athlete
- Defender at Thermopylae