Gets by, but barely Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Gets by, but barely . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is EKES.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EKES Gets by, but barely (4)
73% EKE ___ out (get, but just barely) (3)
44% FLASHOFGENIUS Get to the bare bottom of Einstein's revelation perhaps when they discovered the Higgs Boson? (13)
14% SCRAPES Barely gets (by) (7) New York Times Jan 31, 2026
12% EKESBY Barely manages to get through (6) New York Times Jan 11, 2026
10% UNCOVER Lay bare (7) (7) Puzzler Feb 1, 2026
10% SCANT Barely enough (5) New York Times Jan 23, 2026
10% ONLOW Barely running, perhaps (5) The Washington Post Mini Jan 22, 2026
10% BASIC Bare-bones (5) New York Times Jan 16, 2026
10% STUB Barely-there pencil (4) Wall Street Journal Jan 10, 2026
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