The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word STINGY , but the solution may also be ORNERY which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in LA Times).
Like Scrooge crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| STINGY | 57 % | 6 |
| ORNERY | 14 % | 6 |
| FRUGAL | 14 % | 6 |
| MEAN | 14 % | 4 |
Why may ORNERY be the right solution?
The word "ornery" means bad-tempered or difficult to deal with, which is a characteristic often associated with Scrooge from "A Christmas Carol."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Like Scrooge
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- stingy
- miserly
- greedy
- sordid
- greed
- ged
- jew
- tight
- cheap
- mean
- miser
- scrooge
Crossword Answer definitions
STINGY adjective- Unwilling to spend, give, or share; ungenerous; mean
- Small, scant, meager, insufficient
- Stinging; able to sting.
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 STINGY
- Penny-pinching
- Parsimonious
- Cheap
- Tight
- Liberal's opposite
- Tight-fisted
- Not at all generous
- Scroogean
- Not very generous
- Scrooge-like
More clues leading to the result ORNERY
- Mean and nasty
- Not exactly agreeable
- Combative
- Cantankerous
- Games magazine's "The World's Most ___ Crossword"
- Ill-natured
- Curmudgeonlike
- Challenging or cruel
- Mean or stubborn
- Not at all nice
More clues leading to the result FRUGAL
- Parsimonious
- Thrifty
- Cost-conscious
- Careful about spending
- Like Scrooge
- Skimping and scrimping
- Careful, in a way
- Careful with money
- Waste-hating
- Sparing