The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word RIPS which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2022.
Tears crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RIPS | 47 % | 4 |
| RENDS | 31 % | 5 |
| RENTS | 5 % | 5 |
| LACERATES | 4 % | 9 |
| RACES | 3 % | 5 |
| SPREES | 3 % | 6 |
| EYEDROPS | 1 % | 8 |
| RAMPAGES | 1 % | 8 |
| MASCARASMUDGERS | 1 % | 15 |
| RIVES | 1 % | 5 |
| CAROUSES | 1 % | 8 |
| SPEEDS | 1 % | 6 |
| CLAWS | 1 % | 5 |
| GASHES | 1 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Tears
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- crying
- weeping
- tear-gas
- rents
- benders
- breakages
- breaks
- cries
- eyes
- lacerations
- rends
- rifts
Crossword Answer definitions
RIPS noun- A tear (in paper, etc.).
- A type of tide or current.
- A comical, embarrassing, or hypocritical event or action.
- A hit (dose) of marijuana.
- (Eton College) A black mark given for substandard schoolwork.
- Something unfairly expensive, a rip-off.
- Data or audio copied from a CD, DVD, Internet stream, etc. to a hard drive, portable device, etc.
- Something ripped off or stolen; plagiarism.
- A kind of glissando leading up to the main note to be played.
- To divide or separate the parts of (especially something flimsy such as paper or fabric), by cutting or tearing; to tear off or out by violence.
- To tear apart; to rapidly become two parts.
- To get by, or as if by, cutting or tearing.
- To move quickly and destructively.
- To cut wood along (parallel to) the grain.
- To copy data from CD, DVD, Internet stream, etc. to a hard drive, portable device, etc.
- (narcotics) To take a "hit" of marijuana.
- To fart.
- To mock or criticize (someone or something). (often used with on)
- To steal; to rip off.
- To move or act fast, to rush headlong.
- To tear up for search or disclosure, or for alteration; to search to the bottom; to discover; to disclose; usually with up.
- To surf extremely well.
- A wicker basket for fish.
- A worthless horse; a nag.
- An immoral man; a rake, a scoundrel.
- A handful of unthreshed grain.
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 RIPS
- Sail damage
- Splits one's pants
- Spends three hours thinking about how cool Christmas lights are, say
- Tears apart
- Tears
- Copies, as a CD
- Holes in jeans
- Shows off guitar prowess
- Splits sans scissors
- Wardrobe malfunctions
More clues leading to the result RENDS
- Tears asunder
- Splits
- Tears
- Splits apart
- Wrests
- Tears violently
- Tears to pieces
- Tears apart
- Rips apart
- Tears to bits
More clues leading to the result RENTS
- Lives in an apartment
- Grants temporary use of
- Uses for a fee
- Lets out
- Pays for an apartment
- User fees
- Flat rates
- Cost of living expenses?
- Doesn't own
- Mom and Dad for short, with "the"
More clues leading to the result LACERATES
More clues leading to the result RACES
- Preakness et al.
- Regattas
- Goes quickly
- Big ones have many stages
- They're on track
- Derbies
- Sprints or slaloms
- Derbies et al.
- Campaigns
- Gets revved up
More clues leading to the result SPREES
- Benders
- Binges
- Shopaholics' binges
- Spenders' binges
- Indulgent spells
- Lively outings
- Bouts of indulgence
- Mall outings
- Flings
- Self-indulgences
More clues leading to the result EYEDROPS
- An optometrist may administer them
- They may get the red out
- They can make pupils grow larger
- Optometrist's prescription
- Ophthalmologist's prescription
- They can make your pupils greater
- Ophthalmologist's application
- Pupil-dilating liquids
- Optometric solution
- Tears: Poetic.
More clues leading to the result RAMPAGES
- Storms
- Riot acts
- Rushes furiously
- Mob activities
- Runs amok
- Tears
- Tantrums
- Destructive episodes
- Rushes about wildly.
- Goes wild.
More clues leading to the result MASCARASMUDGERS
More clues leading to the result RIVES
More clues leading to the result CAROUSES
More clues leading to the result SPEEDS
- Makes tracks
- Exceeds the limit
- Risks a summons
- Shaver settings
- Passes a limit
- Risks a ticket
- Drives too fast
- Puts the pedal to the metal
- Breaks a certain limit
- Risks getting a ticket
More clues leading to the result CLAWS
- Talons
- House cat's lack, perhaps
- Wolverine's weapons
- Feline defense
- Talon show exhibit?
- Pincers
- Scratching post scratchers
- Swipes like a cat
- Built-in weapons for 1-Across
- Lobster features