The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word ORTS , but the solution may also be MELEES which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Scraps crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ORTS | 55 % | 4 |
| SETTOS | 5 % | 6 |
| BITS | 5 % | 4 |
| REMNANTS | 5 % | 8 |
| TOSSES | 4 % | 6 |
| ODDSANDENDS | 4 % | 11 |
| ROWS | 3 % | 4 |
| TUSSLES | 3 % | 7 |
| SHREDS | 2 % | 6 |
| ENDS | 2 % | 4 |
| DISCARDS | 2 % | 8 |
| REFUSE | 1 % | 6 |
| FIGHTS | 1 % | 6 |
| TIFFS | 1 % | 5 |
| IOTAS | 1 % | 5 |
| ODDMENTS | 1 % | 8 |
| TAGENDS | 1 % | 7 |
| TOSSESASIDE | 1 % | 11 |
| DUSTUPS | 1 % | 7 |
| MELEES | 1 % | 6 |
| PICKINGS | 1 % | 8 |
| SCUTTLES | 1 % | 8 |
| AXES | 1 % | 4 |
| SPATS | 1 % | 5 |
Why may MELEES be the right solution?
The word "melees" is often used to describe a chaotic or confused fight involving many people, which can result in scraps or leftover pieces. Therefore, "scraps" is a fitting synonym for "melees".
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Scraps
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- food waste
- garbage
- refuse
- abandons
- bits
- cancels
- chunks
- chutes
- clasts
- clippings
- crumbs
- culls
Crossword Answer definitions
ORTS noun- (usually in plural) A fragment; a scrap of leftover food; any remainder; a piece of refuse.
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 ORTS
- Doggie-bag items
- Scraps
- Food scraps
- Scraps of food
- Doggie-bag contents
- Food for Fido
- Table scraps
- Food for Fido, maybe
- Postprandial scraps
- Leftovers
More clues leading to the result SETTOS
- Heated arguments
- Scraps
- Brief brawls
- Short spats
- Brief arguments
- Sharp arguments
- Brawls
- Confrontations
- Blow-ups
- Short squabbles
More clues leading to the result BITS
- They're two for a quarter
- Data units
- Tiny amounts of memory
- Pieces' partner
- Smidgens
- Smithereens
- Drill inserts
- Drill accessories
- Bridle parts
- Drill parts
More clues leading to the result REMNANTS
- Scraps
- Bolt ends
- Unused pieces
- Cloth leftovers
- Scraps of cloth
- Money-saving carpeting choices
- Leftovers
- Left things
- Carpet bits
- Ends.
More clues leading to the result TOSSES
- Prepares a salad
- Prepares the salad
- Searches a house
- Doesn't sleep well
- Flips, as a coin
- Horseshoes throws
- Casts
- Flings
- Doesn't lie still
- Throws out
More clues leading to the result ODDSANDENDS
- LIKELIHOOD, RESULTS
- Miscellany
- Scraps
- Remnants
- Trifles
- Hint to the starts of 20-, 27- and 50-Across
- Miscellany ... or a description of the final words in 15-, 23-, 30-, 38- and 43-Across
- 13579 AZ
- Miscellaneous bits
More clues leading to the result ROWS
- Spreadsheet components
- Theater divisions
- Propels a watercraft manually
- Spats
- ___ Garden (variety crossword in which answers are entered in "blooms")
- Arguments
- Seating arrangements?
- Scuffles
- Propels a skiff
- Columns' counterparts
More clues leading to the result TUSSLES
More clues leading to the result SHREDS
- Tatters
- Kills it on a guitar
- Creates confetti
- Renders unreadable
- Destroys documents
- Reduces to confetti
- Destroys, as documents
- Reduces to ribbons
- Tears it up
- Cuts up in the office
More clues leading to the result ENDS
- Comes to a conclusion
- Loose ____
- Means justification, to some
- Odds' partner
- Pulls the plug on
- Remnants
- Shakespeare title word
- Some are split
- These may be tight or split
- They can be tight or loose
More clues leading to the result DISCARDS
More clues leading to the result REFUSE
More clues leading to the result FIGHTS
- Arena action
- Skirmishes
- Competes in a Golden Gloves tournament
- Boxes
- Mixes it up
- They might be picked
- Scraps
- TV specialties.
- Popular TV programs.
- "He that ___ and runs . . . "
More clues leading to the result TIFFS
- Quarrels
- Squabbles
- Petty quarrels
- Little fights
- Spats
- Little run-ins
- Disagreements
- Small quarrels
- Little arguments
- Minor quarrels
More clues leading to the result IOTAS
More clues leading to the result ODDMENTS
More clues leading to the result TAGENDS
More clues leading to the result TOSSESASIDE
More clues leading to the result DUSTUPS
More clues leading to the result MELEES
- Some riots
- Wild fights
- Barroom brawls, e.g.
- Donnybrooks
- Riotous fights
- Free-for-alls
- Fights
- Turmoils
- Street fights
- Noisy fights
More clues leading to the result PICKINGS
More clues leading to the result SCUTTLES
More clues leading to the result AXES
- Chops off
- Fires
- Shows to the door
- Terminates
- X, Y, and Z
- Fellers
- Graph lines
- Fire department tools
- Lines in geometry class
- Props in some "The Wizard of Oz" costumes