Reason for head-scratching Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Reason for head-scratching . 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 ITCH.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ITCH Reason for head-scratching (4)
3% SANE Reasonable (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 8, 2025
3% ILLLIVE "It's just a scratch" (7) Newsday Oct 3, 2025
3% TAILS "Heads or __?" (5) Commuter Oct 3, 2025
3% STORM Reason for a school closing (5) New York Times Oct 1, 2025
3% LOGICAL Reasonable (7) The Telegraph Quick Sep 29, 2025
3% CATS Scratching post users (4) USA Today Sep 28, 2025
3% INFERENCE Reasoned conclusion (9) New York Times Sep 28, 2025
3% MAR Dent or scratch (3) USA Today Sep 26, 2025
3% ODORAMA Scratch-and-sniff film gimmick (7) Newsday Sep 26, 2025
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