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 |
| DISBAND | 1 % | 7 |
| CUTANDRUN | 1 % | 9 |
| ROUT | 1 % | 4 |
| STUD | 1 % | 4 |
| INTERSPERSE | 1 % | 11 |
| THINOUT | 1 % | 7 |
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 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.
More clues leading to the result STUD
- Tux need
- Dress shirt need
- Retired racehorse, perhaps
- Tuxedo decoration
- Decorative nail
- Leather jacket ornament
- Ornamental button
- Tiny earring
- Shirt adornment
- Traction aid