The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SCOLD , but the solution may also be BERATE which is one of the most recent solution (2018 in LA Times).
Read the riot act to crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SCOLD | 53 % | 5 |
| WARNED | 13 % | 6 |
| UPBRAID | 7 % | 7 |
| BERATE | 7 % | 6 |
| REAMED | 7 % | 6 |
| LECTURED | 7 % | 8 |
| SCOLDED | 7 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Read the riot act to
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- riot act
- rioting
- ruffle
- ruffled
- scope
- rampage
- riotry
- reading
- perusal
- fray
- disturbance
- paperback
Crossword Answer definitions
SCOLD verb- To burn with hot liquid.
- To heat almost to boiling.
- A person who habitually scolds, in particular a troublesome and angry woman.
- To rebuke angrily.
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 SCOLD
- Dress down
- Give a talking-to to
- Read the riot act to
- Give somebody the business
- Rake over the coals
- Give a tongue-lashing
- Virago
- Chide
- Wag an index at
- Upbraid
More clues leading to the result WARNED
- Shot off a flare
- Gave a heads-up to
- Gave advance notice
- Gave a heads-up
- Put on alert
- Put on guard
- Put on notice
- Alerted
- Read the riot act to
- Informed.
More clues leading to the result UPBRAID
- Scold severely
- Scold
- Censure
- Criticize severely
- Lambaste
- Reprove sharply.
- Reprimand
- Read the riot act to
- Tongue-lash
- Chew out
More clues leading to the result BERATE
- Take to task
- Tear into
- Scold
- Chew out
- Give a tongue-lashing to
- Dress down
- Tell off big-time
- Assail verbally
- Put down
- Chide
More clues leading to the result REAMED
- Bored
- Chewed out but good
- Widened, as a hole
- Juiced
- Cleaned, as a pipe
- Cheated, in slang
- Chewed (out)
- Bawled (out)
- Didn't just criticize
- Cleaned a pipe's bowl