Shrew
The crossword clue "Shrew" is answered by SCOLD, a 5-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2013; first recorded in 1948. It appears in 1 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 6 distinct years; most recently in 2013; first recorded in 1948. It appears in 1 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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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 a good talking-to - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Give what for - 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.
- "The Taming of the Shrew" setting - PADUA, used 24 times
- "The Taming of the Shrew" city - PADUA, used 16 times
- Shrew - HARPY, used 12 times
- Shrew - VIXEN, used 7 times
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