The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word RIOTS , but the solution may also be FRACASES which is one of the most recent solution (2015 in New York Times).
Melees crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RIOTS | 38 % | 5 |
| SETTOS | 15 % | 6 |
| ROWS | 15 % | 4 |
| FRAYS | 8 % | 5 |
| UGLYSCENES | 8 % | 10 |
| TODOS | 8 % | 5 |
| FRACASES | 8 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Melees
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- battle royal
- scrimmage
- brawls
- scuffles
- altercations
- fisticuffs
- fracas
- confrontations
- skirmishes
- riot
- clashes
- fistfights
Crossword Answer definitions
RIOTS noun- Wanton or unrestrained behavior; uproar; tumult.
- The tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by an unlawful assembly of three or more persons in the execution of some private object.
- A wide and unconstrained variety.
- Excessive and expensive feasting; wild and loose festivity; revelry.
- To create or take part in a riot; to raise an uproar or sedition.
- To act in an unrestrained or wanton manner; to indulge in excess of feasting, luxury, etc.
- To cause to riot; to throw into a tumult.
- To annoy.
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 RIOTS
- Free-for-alls
- Wild times
- Civil disturbances
- Rises up against
- Donnybrooks
- Runs amok
- Bedlam
- Real cards
- Unstable events
- Mob actions
More clues leading to the result SETTOS
- Heated arguments
- Scraps
- Brief brawls
- Short spats
- Brief arguments
- Sharp arguments
- Brawls
- Confrontations
- Blow-ups
- Short squabbles
More clues leading to the result ROWS
- Spreadsheet components
- Theater divisions
- Propels a watercraft manually
- Spats
- ___ Garden (variety crossword in which answers are entered in "blooms")
- Arguments
- Seating arrangements?
- Scuffles
- Propels a skiff
- Columns' counterparts
More clues leading to the result FRAYS
- Starts to unravel
- Unravels
- Wears at the edges
- Doesn't wear well
- Begins to come undone
- Gets worn a bit
- Becomes unraveled
- Starts to wear
- Battles
- Skirmishes