Scratch (out)
The crossword clue "Scratch (out)" is answered by EKE, a 3-letter entry. Used 125 times across 29 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1970. It appears in 23 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
EKE
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the EKE answer page.
Used 125 times across 29 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1970. It appears in 23 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this pilot link to their own answer page.
- RASE (4 uses in xd)
- DECLAW (1 uses in xd)
- EFFACE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for EKE
Every other clue in this pilot answered by EKE, most used first.
- ___ out a living - used 426 times, most recently in 2026
- Squeeze (out) - used 214 times, most recently in 2026
- Scrape (out) - used 85 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Pilot clues of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Conk out - DIE, used 239 times
- Rent out - LET, used 200 times
- Just out - NEW, used 146 times
- Crossed (out) - XED, used 120 times
- Stick (out) - JUT, used 116 times
- "... ___ he drove out of sight" - ERE, used 114 times
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