The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word EKES which also is the latest solution we found used in Chronicle of Higher Education in 2002.
Scrapes (by) crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| EKES | 67 % | 4 |
| COPES | 33 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Scrapes (by)
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- scraped
- scrappy
- scrape up
- scraping
- scratches
- scraps
- scrapping
- scrappiness
- scrape
- scroungy
- scrapings
- scrounging
Crossword Answer definitions
EKES verb- Chiefly in the form eke out: to add to, to augment; to increase; to lengthen.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result EKES
- Squeezes (out)
- ___ out (supplements)
- Barely manages
- Economizes
- Makes last
- Stretches out
- Supplements
- With "out": makes do
- Gets with great effort
- Scratches (out)