The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word QUALM , but the solution may also be ETHIC which is one of the most recent solution (2014 in CrossSynergy).
Scruple crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| QUALM | 75 % | 5 |
| ETHIC | 25 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Scruple
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- misgiving
- qualm
- compunction
- conscience
- prepossession
- intermeddle
- complaisance
- avow
- scrupulousness
- indifferency
- scrupulous
- forbore
Crossword Answer definitions
QUALM noun- A feeling of apprehension, doubt, fear etc.
- A sudden sickly feeling; queasiness.
- A prick of the conscience; a moral scruple, a pang of guilt. (Now often in negative constructions.)
- Mortality; plague; pestilence.
- A calamity or disaster.
- To have a sickly feeling.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result QUALM
- Sudden disturbing feeling
- Pang or misgiving
- Reservation
- Uneasy feeling
- Feeling of uneasiness
- Apprehension
- Misgiving
- Twinge of conscience
- Compunction
- Pang of conscience