The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word EKED which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2023.
Scraped by crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| EKED | 75 % | 4 |
| MADEDO | 25 % | 6 |
Why may EKED be the right solution?
The word "eked" means to barely scrape by or to make ends meet with difficulty, which fits the clue "scraped (by)".
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Scraped by
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- scrapes
- scratched
- scrapped
- scratches
- scrape
- scrape up
- scrapping
- scuffed
- scathed
- abraded
- scrapings
- scragged
Crossword Answer definitions
EKED verb- Chiefly in the form eke out: to add to, to augment; to increase; to lengthen.
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 EKED
- Barely managed
- Supplemented, with "out"
- Worked out, with great effort
- Just squeaked by
- Managed to squeeze out
- Scratched out a living
- Got with great effort
- Barely made, with "out"
- Barely made (out)
- Scraped by