The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SPAT , but the solution may also be SCRAPE which is one of the most recent solution (2018 in New York Times).
Minor altercation crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SPAT | 71 % | 4 |
| SCRAPE | 14 % | 6 |
| TIFF | 14 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Minor altercation
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- spat
- tiff
- tussle
- argument
- clash
- broil
- conflict
- contention
- exchange
- quarrel
- abduction
- brush
Crossword Answer definitions
SPAT verb- To evacuate (saliva or another substance) from the mouth, etc.
- To emit or expel in a manner similar to evacuating saliva from the mouth; specifically, to rain or snow slightly.
- To utter (something) violently.
- (hip-hop) To rap, to utter.
- To make a spitting sound, like an angry cat.
- The spawn of shellfish, especially oysters and similar molluscs.
- A juvenile shellfish which has attached to a hard surface.
- To spawn. Used of shellfish as above.
- (often in the plural) A covering or decorative covering worn over a shoe.
- A piece of bodywork that covers the upper portions of the rear tyres of a car.
- A brief argument, falling out, quarrel.
- To quarrel or argue briefly.
- A light blow with something flat.
- To strike with a spattering sound.
- To slap, as with the open hand; to clap together, as the hands.
- An obsolete unit of distance in astronomy (symbol S), equal to one billion kilometres.
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 SPAT
- Brief quarrel
- Falling-out
- Lovers' tiff
- Tiff
- Petty clash
- Run-in
- Didn't swallow
- Petty disagreement
- Row
- Bit of drama among lovers
More clues leading to the result SCRAPE
- Predicament
- Pickle
- Awkward situation
- Eke
- Abrasion
- ___ up (gather with difficulty)
- Embarrassing situation
- Jam or pickle
- Kid's frequent knee injury
- Clear of snow, as a windshield