Scold Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Scold featured in New York Times puzzle on August 11, 2026. We have found 41 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is CHIDE.

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34 Potential Answers:

AnswerLengthSourceDate
CHIDE Scold (5) New York Times Aug 11, 2026
TERMAGANT Scold (9) The Times Sunday Concise Apr 12, 2026
REBUKE Scold (6) Universal Apr 2, 2026
BERATE Scold (6) (6) Mirror Quick Jan 25, 2026
NAG Scold (3) (3) Mirror Quick Dec 27, 2025
REPROVE Scold (7) (7) Puzzler Dec 31, 2024
CHASTEN Scold (7)
UPBRAID Scold (7) The Guardian Quick Apr 27, 2022
TAKETOTASK Scold (10) USA Today Oct 7, 2020
ADMONISH Scold (8) The Telegraph Quick Feb 24, 2020

7 Similar Clues:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
37% CHIDES Scolds (6) Newsday Jul 23, 2026
35% CHIDING Scolding (7) Eugene Sheffer Oct 4, 2022
35% TONGUELASHINGS Scoldings (14)
35% RAILERS Scolds (7)
35% LITINTO Scolded (7)
35% GIVEIT ___ to (scold). (6)
35% HARRIDANS Scolds. (9)

Clues for The New York Times Puzzle on August 11, 2026

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In this crossword clue, "Scold" is a hint for the answer "NAG." To nag means to constantly criticize or scold someone. This word is often used in a negative context to describe persistent or annoying reprimands.