The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word CLAWS , but the solution may also be RASPS which is one of the most recent solution (2012 in New York Times).
Scratches crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CLAWS | 29 % | 5 |
| RASPS | 29 % | 5 |
| CANCELS | 14 % | 7 |
| MARKINGS | 7 % | 8 |
| EKES | 7 % | 4 |
| RAKES | 7 % | 5 |
| HARMS | 7 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Scratches
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- scraping
- itch
- scrape
- chafe
- abrasion
- excoriation
- rub
- slit
- prick
- fret
- scar
- notch
Crossword Answer definitions
CLAWS noun- A curved, pointed horny nail on each digit of the foot of a mammal, reptile, or bird.
- A foot equipped with such.
- The pincer (chela) of a crustacean or other arthropod.
- A mechanical device resembling a claw, used for gripping or lifting.
- A slender appendage or process, formed like a claw, such as the base of petals of the pink.
- The act of catching a ball overhand.
- To scratch or to tear at.
- To use the claws to seize, to grip.
- To use the claws to climb.
- To perform a claw catch.
- To move with one's fingertips.
- To relieve uneasy feeling, such as an itch, by scratching; hence, to humor or flatter, to court someone.
- To rail at; to scold.
- To flatter; to fawn on (a person).
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 CLAWS
- Talons
- House cat's lack, perhaps
- Wolverine's weapons
- Feline defense
- Talon show exhibit?
- Pincers
- Scratching post scratchers
- Swipes like a cat
- Built-in weapons for 1-Across
- Lobster features
More clues leading to the result RASPS
- Coarse files
- Harsh sounds
- Throaty utterances
- Grating sounds
- Horseshoers' tools
- Sings like Tom Waits
- Sings like Satchmo
- Rough tools
- Talks hoarsely
- Is far from lilting
More clues leading to the result CANCELS
- Takes off of TV
- Aborts
- Calls off
- Forgives
- Doesn't take anymore
- Scratches
- Nixes
- Nullifies.
- Crosses out.
- Strikes out
More clues leading to the result MARKINGS
- Wolverines have white ones
- Scratches.
- Spots
- Midas, Agamemnon, Richard
- Leopard's spots, e.g.
- Leopard's spots, i.e.
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)
More clues leading to the result RAKES
- Does a fall job
- Leaves no leaves
- Cleans up the lawn
- Dealer's gear
- Japanese garden props
- My, what big teeth they have
- Hogarth's "The __ Progress"
- Libertines
- "The ___ Progress" (Stravinsky opera)
- Does a fall cleanup