The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word FRAYS , but the solution may also be TUSSLES which is one of the most recent solution (2014 in Universal uClick).
Skirmishes crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| FRAYS | 31 % | 5 |
| TUSSLES | 23 % | 7 |
| SETTOS | 15 % | 6 |
| BATTLES | 8 % | 7 |
| SPARS | 8 % | 5 |
| COMBATS | 8 % | 7 |
| FIGHTS | 8 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Skirmishes
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- encounter
- clash
- brush
- clashes
- conflicts
- confrontations
- engagements
- frictions
- navies
- tangles
- battles
- combatants
Crossword Answer definitions
FRAYS verb- To (cause to) unravel; used particularly for the edge of something made of cloth, or the end of a rope.
- To cause exhaustion, wear out (a person's mental strength).
- Frighten; alarm
- To bear the expense of; to defray.
- To rub.
- A fight or argument
- Fright.
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 FRAYS
- Starts to unravel
- Unravels
- Wears at the edges
- Doesn't wear well
- Begins to come undone
- Gets worn a bit
- Becomes unraveled
- Starts to wear
- Battles
- Skirmishes
More clues leading to the result TUSSLES
More clues leading to the result SETTOS
- Heated arguments
- Scraps
- Brief brawls
- Short spats
- Brief arguments
- Sharp arguments
- Brawls
- Confrontations
- Blow-ups
- Short squabbles
More clues leading to the result BATTLES
- Skirmishes
- Hostile encounters
- Antietam and Gettysburg
- Some campaigns
- Goes up against
- Front page news from the world over.
- Combats.
- Waterloo, Trafalgar, etc.
- Bunker Hill and Bull Run.
- Verdun and Vicksburg.
More clues leading to the result SPARS
- Prepares for a bout
- Trades blows
- Coast Guard women
- Mast poles
- Practices punching
- Long posts at sea
- Booms and masts
- Trades jabs
- Trains for a bout
- Ship yards?