The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word STABS , but the solution may also be WASTES which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in LA Times).
Runs through crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| STABS | 35 % | 5 |
| GORES | 19 % | 5 |
| REHEARSES | 10 % | 9 |
| IMPALES | 10 % | 7 |
| PIERCES | 6 % | 7 |
| WASTES | 6 % | 6 |
| SKEWERS | 6 % | 7 |
| USESUP | 3 % | 6 |
| USES | 3 % | 4 |
Why may STABS be the right solution?
The answer "STABS" fits the clue "Runs through" because it implies the action of piercing or penetrating something quickly and forcefully.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Runs through
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- run through
- run across
- traverses
- move through
- run into
- walk through
- run by
- pass through
- running
- run with
- run on
- cut through
Crossword Answer definitions
STABS noun- An act of stabbing or thrusting with an object.
- A wound made by stabbing.
- Pain inflicted on a person's feelings.
- An attempt.
- Criticism.
- A single staccato chord that adds dramatic impact to a composition.
- A bacterial culture made by inoculating a solid medium, such as gelatin, with the puncture of a needle or wire.
- To pierce or to wound (somebody) with a pointed tool or weapon, especially a knife or dagger.
- To thrust in a stabbing motion.
- To recklessly hit with the tip of a pointed object, such as a weapon or finger (often used with at).
- To cause a sharp, painful sensation (often used with at).
- To injure secretly or by malicious falsehood or slander.
- To roughen a brick wall with a pick so as to hold plaster.
- To pierce folded sheets, near their back edges, for the passage of thread or wire.
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 STABS
- Attempts
- Piercing pains
- Pokes at
- Wounds
- Tries
- Uses a fork on
- Makes a wild guess
- Wild guesses
- Wounds with a dagger
- Thrusting blows
More clues leading to the result GORES
- Dress inserts
- Runs through
- Pierces with a horn
- Al and Tipper
- Pierces
- Second family of the '90s
- Al et al.
- Wounds with a tusk
- Tipper and Al
- Tennessee dynasty
More clues leading to the result REHEARSES
- Drills
- Recites for practice.
- Does a stage or TV job.
- Runs through
- Practices
- Quip: Part II
- Gets ready for the performance
- Goes over the line?
More clues leading to the result IMPALES
- Runs through
- Stabs
- Skewers
- Destroys, as a 40-Down
- Pierces.
- Pierces
- Fixes upon a stake
- Gets rid of Dracula
- Spears
- Runs through with a sword
More clues leading to the result PIERCES
- Stabs
- Gets through
- Pokes holes in
- Uses an awl
- Runs through
- Drills through
- Breaks through
- 14th President and family.
- White House family: 1853–57
- Barbara Bush's family
More clues leading to the result WASTES
- Squanders
- Barren stretches
- Fails to recycle
- Isn't frugal
- Bumps off
- Fritters away
- Dwindles
- Doesn't use efficiently
- Barrens.
- Deserts.
More clues leading to the result SKEWERS
- Satay holders
- Satirizes effectively
- Spits
- Barbecue tools
- Bashes but good
- Kabob needs
- Pit accessories
- Grilling aids
- Metal pins
- Criticizes harshly
More clues leading to the result USESUP
- Exhausts
- Drains
- Consumes completely
- Finishes off (6)
- Runs out of
- Finishes off
- Depletes
- Has the last of
- Expends fully
- Expends