The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word WINNOW which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1958.
Separate the chaff crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| WINNOW | 100 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Separate the chaff
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- winnow
- fan
- riddle
- fanning
- fanned
- screen
- thresh
- riddled
- char
- charring
- sort
- sorted
Crossword Answer definitions
WINNOW noun- That which winnows or which is used in winnowing; a contrivance for fanning or winnowing grain.
- To subject (granular material, especially food grain) to a current of air separating heavier and lighter components, as grain from chaff.
- To separate, sift, analyze, or test by separating items having different values.
- To blow upon or toss about by blowing; to set in motion as with a fan or wings.
- To move about with a flapping motion, as of wings; to flutter.
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