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 |
| SPREES | 3 % | 6 |
| RACES | 3 % | 5 |
| RAMPAGES | 1 % | 8 |
| EYEDROPS | 1 % | 8 |
| GASHES | 1 % | 6 |
| MASCARASMUDGERS | 1 % | 15 |
| RIVES | 1 % | 5 |
| CAROUSES | 1 % | 8 |
| SPEEDS | 1 % | 6 |
| CLAWS | 1 % | 5 |
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 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 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 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 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 GASHES
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