"Make like a tree and leave!"

The answer

SCRAM

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SCRAM answer page.

Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2020; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 5 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.

• SHOO (4 uses in xd)
• FLEE (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for SCRAM

Every other clue in this collection answered by SCRAM, most used first.

• "Beat it!" - used 186 times, most recently in 2026
• "Get lost!" - used 142 times, most recently in 2026
• "Vamoose!" - used 55 times, most recently in 2026
• "Get outta here!" - used 50 times, most recently in 2026
• "Get out!" - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
• "Git!" - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
• "Buzz off!" - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
• "Hit the road!" - used 23 times, most recently in 2018
• "Skedaddle!" - used 21 times, most recently in 2025
• "Shoo!" - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• "Go away!" - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• "Take a hike!" - used 14 times, most recently in 2024
• "Get out of here!" - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Word to a pest - used 12 times, most recently in 2017
• Take a powder - used 9 times, most recently in 2008
• Hightail it - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• "Out!" - used 6 times, most recently in 2023

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.

• Make amends - ATONE, used 664 times
• Up and about - ASTIR, used 274 times
• Make into law - ENACT, used 206 times
• Make blank - ERASE, used 197 times
• Make up (for) - ATONE, used 192 times
• Make fun of - TEASE, used 161 times

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