Chide for misbehavior
The crossword clue "Chide for misbehavior" is answered by SCOLD, a 5-letter entry. Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2020. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SCOLD
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SCOLD answer page.
Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2020. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for SCOLD
Every other clue in this collection answered by SCOLD, most used first.
- Berate - used 45 times, most recently in 2025
- Chew out - used 37 times, most recently in 2025
- Reprimand - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
- Bawl out - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
- Dress down - used 22 times, most recently in 2024
- Take to task - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
- Tongue-lash - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
- Chide - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
- Upbraid - used 15 times, most recently in 2019
- Chastise - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Read the riot act to - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
- Give a talking-to - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Rebuke - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Termagant - used 8 times, most recently in 2016
- Give a reprimand to - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Rake over the coals - used 7 times, most recently in 2010
- Give a good talking-to - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Give what for - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
- Shrew - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
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.
- Free-for-all - MELEE, used 223 times
- Make up (for) - ATONE, used 192 times
- For all to hear - ALOUD, used 121 times
- Fit for a king - REGAL, used 114 times
- Play for time - STALL, used 113 times
- For the birds? - AVIAN, used 103 times
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