The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word CRIES which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2023.
Tears up crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CRIES | 33 % | 5 |
| RIPS | 27 % | 4 |
| SHREDS | 13 % | 6 |
| MUTILATES | 7 % | 9 |
| GETSMISTY | 7 % | 9 |
| RENDS | 7 % | 5 |
| UPRIPS | 7 % | 6 |
Why may CRIES be the right solution?
The answer "CRIES" fits the clue "Tears up" because crying involves shedding tears.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Tears up
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- rips
- shreds
- rooter
- shredder
- upwelling
- break
- close
- cry
- grieve
- mist
- misty
- rip
Crossword Answer definitions
CRIES noun- A shedding of tears; the act of crying.
- A shout or scream.
- Words shouted or screamed.
- A clamour or outcry.
- A group of hounds.
- (by extension) A pack or company of people.
- (of an animal) A typical sound made by the species in question.
- A desperate or urgent request.
- Common report; gossip.
- To shed tears; to weep.
- To utter loudly; to call out; to declare publicly.
- To shout, scream, yell.
- To utter inarticulate sounds, as animals do.
- To cause to do something, or bring to some state, by crying or weeping.
- To make oral and public proclamation of; to notify or advertise by outcry, especially things lost or found, goods to be sold, etc.
- Hence, to publish the banns of, as for marriage.
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 CRIES
- Reacts to onions
- Birdcalls, e.g.
- Blubbers
- Distress signals
- Clamors or rallying calls
- Is moved deeply
- Whoops
- Sheds tears
- Gets emotional
- Does some boo-hooing
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 SHREDS
- Tatters
- Kills it on a guitar
- Creates confetti
- Renders unreadable
- Destroys documents
- Reduces to confetti
- Destroys, as documents
- Reduces to ribbons
- Tears it up
- Cuts up in the office
More clues leading to the result MUTILATES
More clues leading to the result GETSMISTY
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