The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word EKE which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2025.
Scrape (by) crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| EKE | 82 % | 3 |
| EKEOUT | 12 % | 6 |
| DOOK | 6 % | 4 |
Why may EKE be the right solution?
"EKE" is the right solution because it means to scrape by or manage to live with difficulty, which fits the clue "Scrape (by)" in the crossword puzzle.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Scrape (by)
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- scrape along
- rub along
- scratch along
- squeak by
- squeeze by
- scrape
- scrimp
- get by
- scrounge
- scrap
- scunge
- scrape up
Crossword Answer definitions
EKE noun- (obsolete except Britain) An addition.
- A small stand on which a beehive is placed.
- A spacer put between or over or under hive parts to make more space: see http//www.dave-cushman.net/bee/eke.html
- Chiefly in the form eke out: to add to, to augment; to increase; to lengthen.
- Also; in addition to.
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 EKE
- Barely make do
- Manage, with "out"
- Scratch (out)
- Squeeze (out)
- __ out a living
- Barely manage
- Get with great effort
- Make do
- Scratch out a living
- Supplements (with out)
More clues leading to the result EKEOUT
- Barely make do
- Supplement
- Barely make
- Scrape by
- ___ a living (just get by)
- ___ a living
- Barely make, as a living
- Make laboriously, as a living
- Barely maintain
- Barely manage