Give a good talking-to

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 2025; first recorded in 2013. It appears in 2 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.

• LECTURE (1 uses in xd)

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
• Chide for misbehavior - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• 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.

• Give a speech - ORATE, used 197 times
• Good judgment - SENSE, used 135 times
• "Give it ___!" - AREST, used 94 times
• Esther of "Good Times" - ROLLE, used 82 times
• Give an address - ORATE, used 75 times
• Give the slip to - ELUDE, used 75 times

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