The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word STREW , but the solution may also be DISPERSE which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Scatter crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| STREW | 66 % | 5 |
| SOW | 9 % | 3 |
| DISPERSE | 8 % | 8 |
| TED | 4 % | 3 |
| DISPEL | 3 % | 6 |
| ELLA | 3 % | 4 |
| BESTREW | 3 % | 7 |
| DISSIPATE | 1 % | 9 |
| INTERSPERSE | 1 % | 11 |
| THINOUT | 1 % | 7 |
| DISBAND | 1 % | 7 |
| CUTANDRUN | 1 % | 9 |
| ROUT | 1 % | 4 |
| STUD | 1 % | 4 |
Why may DISPERSE be the right solution?
The word "scatter" means to throw or distribute things over an area. "Disperse" means to scatter or distribute over a wide area. Therefore, "disperse" is a suitable synonym for "scatter".
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Scatter
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- disperse
- sprinkle
- spread
- dissipate
- strewing
- spread out
- dispel
- dust
- dot
- break up
- strew
- dispersed
Crossword Answer definitions
STREW verb- (archaic except strewn) To distribute objects or pieces of something over an area, especially in a random manner.
- (archaic except strewn) To cover, or lie upon, by having been scattered.
- To spread abroad; to disseminate.
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 STREW
- Scatter
- Broadcast
- Do as the flower girl does
- Pass out
- Scatter (about)
- Scatter, as bird feed
- Throw everywhere
- Toss here and there
- Toss about
- Scatter about
More clues leading to the result SOW
- Boar's mate
- Disseminate
- Mama porker
- Farm denizen
- Farm mother
- Hog's mate
- Petunia or Miss Piggy
- Farm mom
- Plant
- Farm female
More clues leading to the result DISPERSE
- Police directive to a crowd
- Scatter, as a crowd
- Scatter
- Break up
- Cause to become separated in flight.
- Scatter.
- Cause to vanish.
- Strew
- Scatter, as a mob
- Break up, as a crowd
More clues leading to the result TED
- Guitarist Nugent
- Jane's hubby
- Mack of old TV
- Media mogul Turner
- Newsman Koppel
- Dancer Shawn
- Turner or Koppel
- Hughes or Turner
- Mack or Kennedy
- Nugent or Turner
More clues leading to the result DISPEL
- Drive off
- Cause to vanish
- Drive away
- Cause to vanish, as a rumor
- Put to rest
- Put to rest, as rumors
- Scatter
- Drive off, as rumors
- Put to rest, as a rumor
- Disperse.
More clues leading to the result ELLA
- Actress Raines
- First name in jazz, vocally
- First name in scat
- Fitzgerald of song
- Logan of old Broadway
- Queen of scat
- Raines or Cinders
- Scat cat
- Scatter?
- Social reformer Baker
More clues leading to the result BESTREW
More clues leading to the result DISSIPATE
More clues leading to the result INTERSPERSE
More clues leading to the result THINOUT
More clues leading to the result DISBAND
- Break up
- Break up, as a club
- Scatter.
- Break up a party.
- Muster out.
- Break up.
- Present combo, on the street
- Break up the group
- Breakup
More clues leading to the result CUTANDRUN
More clues leading to the result ROUT
- Overthrow
- Scare off
- Sound defeat
- Decisive defeat
- Overwhelming defeat
- Complete ass-kicking
- Occasion for the mercy rule
- Crush in competition
- Contest that might involve a doormat
- Super Bowl XLVIII, e.g.