The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word OLEO , but the solution may also be SCATTER which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Spread crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| OLEO | 52 % | 4 |
| RAN | 6 % | 3 |
| SOW | 5 % | 3 |
| WIDEN | 4 % | 5 |
| FEAST | 3 % | 5 |
| STREW | 2 % | 5 |
| MEAL | 2 % | 4 |
| PATE | 2 % | 4 |
| SOWED | 2 % | 5 |
| SMEAR | 2 % | 5 |
| JAM | 2 % | 3 |
| SPLAY | 2 % | 5 |
| SCATTER | 1 % | 7 |
| RUN | 1 % | 3 |
| PROPAGATE | 1 % | 9 |
| SOWN | 1 % | 4 |
| BUTTER | 1 % | 6 |
| SETOUT | 1 % | 6 |
| STREWED | 1 % | 7 |
| LAIDON | 1 % | 6 |
| FARM | 1 % | 4 |
| COMFORTER | 1 % | 9 |
| PARTED | 1 % | 6 |
| GROW | 1 % | 4 |
| SMEARED | 1 % | 7 |
| PERMEATED | 1 % | 9 |
| ORANGEMARMALADE | 1 % | 15 |
| ACRES | 1 % | 5 |
| GREW | 1 % | 4 |
| EXPANSION | 1 % | 9 |
| COVERLET | 1 % | 8 |
| OLEOMARGARINE | 1 % | 13 |
| EXPANSE | 1 % | 7 |
| ENLARGED | 1 % | 8 |
| RANCH | 1 % | 5 |
| BROADEN | 1 % | 7 |
| TED | 1 % | 3 |
| REPAST | 1 % | 6 |
| EATS | 1 % | 4 |
| SPAN | 1 % | 4 |
| OPENED | 1 % | 6 |
Why may SCATTER be the right solution?
The word "spread" can mean to scatter or disperse something over an area, making "SCATTER" an appropriate answer.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Spread
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- outspread
- spread out
- disseminate
- propagate
- overspread
- extended
- diffuse
- broadcast
- disperse
- scatter
- go around
- open
Crossword Answer definitions
OLEO noun- The various fats and oils that go into the making of margarine.
- Margarine
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 OLEO
- Bread spread
- Butter substitute
- Corn product
- Dairy-section purchase
- Ersatz butter
- It comes in tubs
- Margarine
- Non-dairy product
- Non-dairy spread
- Promise, for one
More clues leading to the result RAN
- Campaigned
- Operated
- Sought office
- Competed
- Did a 5K
- High-tailed it
- Managed
- Took to one's heels
- Turned tail
- __ through (rehearsed)
More clues leading to the result SOW
- Boar's mate
- Disseminate
- Mama porker
- Farm denizen
- Farm mother
- Hog's mate
- Petunia or Miss Piggy
- Farm mom
- Plant
- Farm female
More clues leading to the result WIDEN
- Dilate
- Enlarge (as a roadbed)
- Gain some unnecessary weight
- Open up
- Expand
- Spread
- Grow broad
- Broaden
- Improve the road, in a way
- Let out
More clues leading to the result FEAST
- High-priced spread?
- Spread out on a table?
- It's a lot to digest
- Thanksgiving celebration
- Thanksgiving offering
- Banquet
- It's a lot to take in
- Epicurean event
- Monumental meal
- Big banquet
More clues leading to the result STREW
- Scatter
- Broadcast
- Do as the flower girl does
- Pass out
- Scatter (about)
- Scatter, as bird feed
- Throw everywhere
- Toss here and there
- Toss about
- Scatter about
More clues leading to the result MEAL
- Brown-bag contents
- Edible grain
- It may be square
- Lunch or dinner
- Repast
- Ground corn
- Square ___
- Supper, e.g.
- One of several daily squares
- Early-bird special, e.g.
More clues leading to the result PATE
- Chopped liver
- Canape covering
- Cracker spread
- Fancy chopped liver
- Canape treat
- Party spread
- __ de foie gras
- Cracker topper
- It's chopped liver
- Dome
More clues leading to the result SOWED
- Planted
- Scattered, as seeds
- Scattered seed
- Scattered
- Did a farm job
- Dispersed
- Scattered, as seed
- Began, as a new crop
- Started the next crop
- Scattered seeds
More clues leading to the result SMEAR
- Vilify during a campaign
- Libel
- Mess up the makeup
- Bad mouth
- Talk shit about
- ___ campaign
- Tarnish
- Apply Vaseline
- Besmirch
- Blurry mess
More clues leading to the result JAM
- Compress
- Bread spread
- Crush
- Gridlock
- Predicament
- Tight spot
- Toast topper
- Strawberry or blueberry spread
- Traffic trouble
- What the Grateful Dead liked to do?
More clues leading to the result SPLAY
- Spread out
- Spread out, as the fingers
- Spread apart
- Flare outward
- Move apart awkwardly
- Turn outward
- Spread open
- Flare out
- Spread out for showing
- Extend apart or outward awkwardly
More clues leading to the result SCATTER
- Disperse
- Kind of rug
- Kind of statistical plot
- Send in all directions
- Disperse, as buckshot
- Spread out
- Send flying
- Broadcast
- Throw around
- Toss randomly, as seeds
More clues leading to the result RUN
- Duration
- Compete in a race
- Flow
- Turn tail
- Beat a retreat
- Get cracking
- Series, in cards
- Go office-hunting?
- "___ and Tell That" ("Hairspray" song)
- Do like Santorum
More clues leading to the result PROPAGATE
- Spread
- Increase in extent
- Let spread
- Engender
- Support the pasture entrance?
- Spread, as ideas
- Bear young
- Grow cuttings from a succulent, say
More clues leading to the result SOWN
- Planted
- Propagated
- Scattered seed
- Scattered, as seed
- Put out on the lawn, in a way
- Spilled some seeds
- Seeded
- Spread about
- Distributed afield
- Dispersed
More clues leading to the result BUTTER
- Stick on the table
- It's often on a roll
- Pound cake ingredient
- Popcorn topping
- Hollandaise sauce ingredient
- Toast topper
- Guns alternative
- Churned product
- Rationed food.
- Dairy product.
More clues leading to the result SETOUT
- Intend (to)
- Embark
- Hit the trail
- Begin
- Begin a journey
- Embark, as on a journey
- Commence
- Begin a trip
- Begin traveling
- Undertake
More clues leading to the result STREWED
- Tossed about
- Flung all about
- Scattered
- Thrown around
- Became a litterbug
- Scattered about
- Cast about
- Spread (about)
- Scattered.
- Scattered; sprinkled.
More clues leading to the result LAIDON
- Applied
- Applied, as flattery
- Spread
- Applied by spreading
- Covered, as with paint
- Applied, as stucco
- Applied, as paint
- Applied to a surface.
- Applied.
- Applied to the surface
More clues leading to the result FARM
- Agricultural endeavor
- Work the land
- Till the soil
- Hand's place
- "Shane" setting
- Rebecca's home
- Be a husbandman
- MacDonald's place
- MacDonald's spread
- Minor-league team
More clues leading to the result COMFORTER
More clues leading to the result PARTED
- Split
- Took different paths
- What Moses did to the Red Sea
- Said goodbye
- Split hairs?
- Went different ways
- Like star-crossed lovers, maybe
- Like hair, at times
- Split up
- Divided
More clues leading to the result GROW
More clues leading to the result SMEARED
- Libeled
- Slandered
- Spread
- Bad-mouthed
- Spread liberally
- Villified
- Applied liberally
- Bad-mouthed publicly
- Took political potshots at
- Participated in an ugly campaign
More clues leading to the result PERMEATED
More clues leading to the result ORANGEMARMALADE
- Citrus preserve
- Florida preserve?
- Breakfast spread
- Possible scone topping
- Toast topper
- Spread it around
- Preserve.
- Spread
- Toast accompaniment
- Sweet bread topping
More clues leading to the result ACRES
- Units of area
- Farm measures
- Back forty's forty
- Plots that might need further development?
- Lot measures
- Land measures
- Lots of lots
- Lots and lots
- Building units?
- Realtors' units
More clues leading to the result GREW
- Shot up
- Got big
- Sprouted
- Matured
- Got taller
- Spread
- Expanded
- Went from tot to teen
- Developed
- __ out of (developed from)
More clues leading to the result EXPANSION
More clues leading to the result COVERLET
- Bedspread
- It's usually quilted
- Bed accessory
- Counterpane.
- Spread
- Crib spread
- Small quilt
- Decorative bedspread
More clues leading to the result OLEOMARGARINE
More clues leading to the result EXPANSE
- Big stretch
- Big spread
- National forest, e.g.
- Wide-open space
- Spread
- Sweep
- Wide area
- Wide open space
- Broad area
- Stretch
More clues leading to the result ENLARGED
- Made bigger, as a photo
- Blew up, in a darkroom
- Blew up
- Expanded
- Blown up, as a photograph.
- Broadened.
- Blown up.
- Blew up photos
- Blown up, as a photo
- Like some snapshots
More clues leading to the result RANCH
- Salad-dressing
- Option for buffalo wings
- "House" dressing
- Certain dressing
- Western spread, e.g.
- Type of salad dressing
- Livestock farm
- Salad dressing type
- Dressing option
- Dressing choice
More clues leading to the result BROADEN
More clues leading to the result TED
- Guitarist Nugent
- Jane's hubby
- Mack of old TV
- Media mogul Turner
- Newsman Koppel
- Dancer Shawn
- Turner or Koppel
- Hughes or Turner
- Mack or Kennedy
- Nugent or Turner
More clues leading to the result REPAST
- Elaborate banquet
- More than a hot dog
- Sit-down meal
- Holiday feast, e.g.
- Spread
- Meal
- Breakfast, lunch, or dinner
- Dining occasion
- Food and drink
- Spread to chow down
More clues leading to the result EATS
- Does lunch
- Beanery sign
- Bolts down
- Comestibles
- Gobbles down
- Grub
- Sign outside a greasy spoon
- Works on gourmet entrees
- Chows down
- Greasy-spoon come-on
More clues leading to the result SPAN
- Bridge
- Extent
- Plane dimension
- C follower
- Connection
- Thumb-to-pinkie distance
- Wingspread
- About nine inches
- C follower on TV
- Extend over