The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word CULL , but the solution may also be COMB which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Sift through crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CULL | 40 % | 4 |
| RIFLE | 40 % | 5 |
| SCREEN | 10 % | 6 |
| COMB | 10 % | 4 |
Why may COMB be the right solution?
The word "comb" can be used as a verb which means to search through something carefully and systematically. Therefore, "sift (through)" is a suitable clue for the answer "comb".
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Sift through
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- sift
- sift out
- pick through
- filter
- sieve
- infilter
- comb through
- filter out
- riddle
- winnow
- sweep
- search
Crossword Answer definitions
CULL noun- A selection.
- An organised killing of selected animals.
- (farming) An individual animal selected to be killed, or item of produce to be discarded.
- (seafood industry) A lobster having only one claw.
- A piece unfit for inclusion within a larger group; an inferior specimen.
- To pick or take someone or something (from a larger group).
- To gather, collect.
- To select animals from a group and then kill them in order to reduce the numbers of the group in a controlled manner.
- To kill (animals etc).
- To lay off in order to reduce the size of, get rid of.
- A fool, gullible person; a dupe.
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 CULL
- Sift through
- Sort
- Gather
- Gather selectively
- Select
- Pluck pickily
- Filter
- Cherry-pick
- Separate, as the wheat from the chaff
- Winnow
More clues leading to the result RIFLE
- Rummage through
- Long gun
- Search with intent to steal
- Sift through
- Bolt-action firearm
- Ransack and rob
- Plunder
- Ransack
- Biathlete's prop
- Drill item
More clues leading to the result SCREEN
- All eyes are on the big one
- Weed out, as callers
- Where stars are viewed
- Hearth accessory
- Cineplex need
- No-fly zone border?
- Audition
- View a film
- Word that can mean "show" or "hide"
- Sift through, as job applications