Scratches (out)
The crossword clue "Scratches (out)" is answered by EKES, a 4-letter entry. Used 66 times across 28 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1995. It appears in 22 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
EKES
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the EKES answer page.
Used 66 times across 28 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1995. It appears in 22 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 collection link to their own answer page.
- RASES (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for EKES
Every other clue in this collection answered by EKES, most used first.
- Squeezes (out) - used 113 times, most recently in 2026
- Stretches (out) - used 60 times, most recently in 2026
- Supplements, with "out" - used 58 times, most recently in 2022
- Barely manages, with "out" - used 49 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Clues in this collection 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.
- Leave out - OMIT, used 929 times
- Try out - TEST, used 242 times
- Send out - EMIT, used 240 times
- Out of control - AMOK, used 212 times
- Dole (out) - METE, used 206 times
- Out of the wind - ALEE, used 179 times
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