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 Wall Street Journal in 2021.
Scratches (out) crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| EKES | 96 % | 4 |
| ERASES | 2 % | 6 |
| RASES | 2 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Scratches (out)
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- scores
- scoring
- scratch
- scratched
- hen
- mar
- score
- scratchy
- striation
- slickenside
- damage
- grease
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
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
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 ERASES
- Rubs out
- Formats
- Wipes off
- Clears away
- Rubs the wrong away
- Deletes
- Does some board work
- Gets the word out?
- Obliterates
- Wipes clean