The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SCRAP which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2023.
Metal for recycling crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SCRAP | 67 % | 5 |
| SCRAPIRON | 33 % | 9 |
Why may SCRAP be the right solution?
The term "scrap" refers to discarded metal that can be recycled and reused. Therefore, "Metal for recycling" is a fitting clue for the answer "SCRAP".
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Metal for recycling
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- scrap
- dross
- can
- spleen
- green
- retrieval
- tip
- used
- amalgamation
- back
- bath
- becket
Crossword Answer definitions
SCRAP noun- A (small) piece; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion.
- (usually in the plural) Leftover food.
- The crisp substance that remains after drying out animal fat.
- Discarded objects (especially metal) that may be dismantled to recover their constituent materials, junk.
- (in the plural) A piece of deep-fried batter left over from frying fish, sometimes sold with chips.
- A Hispanic criminal, especially a Mexican or one affiliated with the Norte gang.
- A snare for catching birds.
- To discard.
- (of a project or plan) To stop working on indefinitely.
- To scrapbook; to create scrapbooks.
- To dispose of at a scrapyard.
- To make into scrap.
- A fight, tussle, skirmish.
- To fight
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