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 |
| BITS | 5 % | 4 |
| REMNANTS | 5 % | 8 |
| SETTOS | 5 % | 6 |
| ODDSANDENDS | 4 % | 11 |
| TOSSES | 4 % | 6 |
| ROWS | 3 % | 4 |
| TUSSLES | 3 % | 7 |
| DISCARDS | 2 % | 8 |
| SHREDS | 2 % | 6 |
| ENDS | 2 % | 4 |
| MELEES | 1 % | 6 |
| AXES | 1 % | 4 |
| PICKINGS | 1 % | 8 |
| SCUTTLES | 1 % | 8 |
| SPATS | 1 % | 5 |
| FIGHTS | 1 % | 6 |
| TIFFS | 1 % | 5 |
| REFUSE | 1 % | 6 |
| IOTAS | 1 % | 5 |
| ODDMENTS | 1 % | 8 |
| TOSSESASIDE | 1 % | 11 |
| TAGENDS | 1 % | 7 |
| DUSTUPS | 1 % | 7 |
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 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 SETTOS
- Heated arguments
- Scraps
- Brief brawls
- Short spats
- Brief arguments
- Sharp arguments
- Brawls
- Confrontations
- Blow-ups
- Short squabbles
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 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 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 DISCARDS
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 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 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
More clues leading to the result PICKINGS
More clues leading to the result SCUTTLES
More clues leading to the result SPATS
- Quarrels
- Tiffs
- Gaiters
- Little blow-ups
- Little rows
- Arguments
- Poirot footwear
- Footwear for stepping out
- Petty arguments
- Foppish footwear
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