The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word SCRUBS , but the solution may also be RANSACKS which is one of the most recent solution (2017 in New York Times).
Scours crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SCRUBS | 40 % | 6 |
| CLEANS | 20 % | 6 |
| RANSACKS | 20 % | 8 |
| CLEANSES | 20 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Scours
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- abrade
- scrub
- flush
- peruses
- sifts
- browses
- roams
- prowls
- scavenges
- discovers
- wanders
- finds
Crossword Answer definitions
SCRUBS noun- One who labors hard and lives meanly; a mean fellow.
- One who is incompetent or unable to complete easy tasks.
- A thicket or jungle, often specified by the name of the prevailing plant
- (stock breeding) One of the common livestock of a region of no particular breed or not of pure breed, especially when inferior in size, etc. Often used to refer to male animals unsuited for breeding.
- Vegetation of inferior quality, though sometimes thick and impenetrable, growing in poor soil or in sand; also, brush.
- One not on the first team of players; a substitute.
- An instance of scrubbing.
- A cancellation.
- A worn-out brush.
- One who scrubs.
- (in the plural) Clothing worn while performing surgery.
- (by extension, in the plural) Any medical uniform consisting of a short-sleeved shirt and pants (trousers).
- An exfoliant for the body.
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 SCRUBS
- Second-stringers
- 2001-10 hospital sitcom
- Surgeon's outfit
- Benchwarmers
- Surgeon's duds
- Zach Braff sitcom
- TV series set at Sacred Heart Hospital
- Surgical garb
- Surgical coverage?
- Scours
More clues leading to the result CLEANS
- Sanitizes
- Uses a vacuum
- Vacuums, say
- Vacuums and mops
- Washes
- Dusts, vacuums, etc.
- Spruces up
- Washes thoroughly
- Launders
- Straightens up
More clues leading to the result RANSACKS
- Scooted on the bases?
- Searches thoroughly
- Rifles through
- Hunts high and low
- Turns inside out
- Scours
- Goes through hurriedly, as during a robbery
- Pillages for loot
- Plunders