Answer to "Searches thoroughly" crossword clue

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word SCOURS , but the solution may also be COMBS which is one of the most recent solution (2015 in Newsday).

Searches thoroughly crossword clue answers

Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.

Answer	Likelyness	Letters
SCOURS	38 %	6
RANSACKS	38 %	8
SIFTS	13 %	5
COMBS	13 %	5

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Searches thoroughly

These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.

• scours
• rifles
• ransacks
• paws
• vives
• zebra
• flap
• weed
• corn
• founder
• barb
• grease

Crossword Answer definitions

SCOURS verb

1. To clean, polish, or wash something by rubbing and scrubbing it vigorously, frequently with an abrasive or cleaning agent.
2. To remove debris and dirt by purging; to sweep along or off (by a current of water).
3. To clear the digestive tract by administering medication that induces defecation or vomiting; to purge.
4. To (cause livestock to) suffer from diarrhoea or dysentery.
5. To cleanse (without rubbing).

SCOURS verb

1. To search an area thoroughly.
2. To run with speed; to scurry.
3. To move swiftly over; to brush along.

SCOURS noun

1. Diarrhea in horses and cattle caused by intestinal infection.
2. A place where wool was washed and cleaned.

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 SCOURS

• Cleans thoroughly
• Scrubs
• Does a deep-cleaning
• Uses elbow grease
• Cleans by hard rubbing
• Uses steel wool
• Scrubs the grease from
• Uses elbow grease on grease
• Works on pots
• Works on pans

More clues leading to the result RANSACKS

• Scooted on the bases?
• Searches thoroughly
• Rifles through
• Hunts high and low
• Turns inside out
• Scours
• Goes through hurriedly, as during a robbery
• Pillages for loot
• Plunders

More clues leading to the result SIFTS

• Prepares flour
• Winnows
• Puts through a screen
• Examines closely
• Goes through
• Runs through a screen
• Separates
• Sends through a sieve
• Separates with a sieve
• Sorts carefully

More clues leading to the result COMBS

• Fowl tips?
• Gift to Della in "The Gift of the Magi"
• Stylist's array
• Searches exhaustively
• Tends to a mop
• Salon supply
• Dopp kit items
• Hair holders
• Salon needs
• Salon supplies