The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SCRUB which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2018.
Second-stringer crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SCRUB | 56 % | 5 |
| BENCHWARMER | 21 % | 11 |
| SUB | 21 % | 3 |
| SCUB | 2 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Second-stringer
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- substitute
- backup
- replacement
- alternative
- scrub
- sub
- starter
- beat
- lace
- string
- amati
- bench
Crossword Answer definitions
SCRUB noun- One who labors hard and lives meanly; a mean fellow.
- One who is incompetent or unable to complete easy tasks.
- A thicket or jungle, often specified by the name of the prevailing plant
- (stock breeding) One of the common livestock of a region of no particular breed or not of pure breed, especially when inferior in size, etc. Often used to refer to male animals unsuited for breeding.
- Vegetation of inferior quality, though sometimes thick and impenetrable, growing in poor soil or in sand; also, brush.
- One not on the first team of players; a substitute.
- Mean; dirty; contemptible; scrubby.
- An instance of scrubbing.
- A cancellation.
- A worn-out brush.
- One who scrubs.
- (in the plural) Clothing worn while performing surgery.
- (by extension, in the plural) Any medical uniform consisting of a short-sleeved shirt and pants (trousers).
- An exfoliant for the body.
- To rub hard; to wash with rubbing; usually, to rub with a wet brush, or with something coarse or rough, for the purpose of cleaning or brightening
- To rub anything hard, especially with a wet brush; to scour
- To be diligent and penurious
- To call off a scheduled event; to cancel.
- To eliminate or to correct data from a set of records to bring it inline with other similar datasets
- (audio) To move a recording tape back and forth with a scrubbing motion to produce a scratching sound, or to do so by a similar use of a control on an editing system.
- (audio, video) To maneuver the play position on a media editing system by using a scroll bar or touch-based interface.
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 SCRUB
- Postpone the launch
- Second-stringer
- Swab
- Give a good cleaning
- Do the floors
- Clean with elbow grease
- Get ready for surgery
- Cancel, as a rocket launch
- Prepare for the O.R.
- Probable benchwarmer
More clues leading to the result BENCHWARMER
- Second-stringer
- Scrub player
- One seldom part of the game plan
- Substitute player
- *Sub in the dugout
- Second-string player
- Nonplaying athlete
- Second-string athlete
- Seldom-used substitute
- Rarely used substitute
More clues leading to the result SUB
- Deli offering
- Temp. teacher
- Deli order, sometimes
- Hero
- Lunch that requires two hands
- Bench-warmer
- Grinder's kin
- Stand-in
- "Nautilus," for one
- Second-stringer