Clues for the word "FRAY"
We've had 91 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 199 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on October 12, 2026.
Definition of fray
- n. - Affray; broil; contest; combat.
- v. t. - To frighten; to terrify; to alarm.
- v. t. - To bear the expense of; to defray.
- v. t. - To rub; to wear off, or wear into shreds, by rubbing; to fret, as cloth; as, a deer is said to fray her head.
- v. i. - To rub.
- v. i. - To wear out or into shreads, or to suffer injury by rubbing, as when the threads of the warp or of the woof wear off so that the cross threads are loose; to ravel; as, the cloth frays badly.
- n. - A fret or chafe, as in cloth; a place injured by rubbing.
Referring Clues
- Become raveled
- Row
- Come apart at the seams
- Scuffle
- Skirmish
- Donnybrook
- Wear on, as the nerves
- Wear out by rubbing
- Unravel, as a cord
- Wear at the edges
- Become threadbare
- Wear out at the edges
- Become ragged at the edges
- Struggle
- Wear, in a way
- Ravel
- Start unraveling, as a towel
- Start to wear
- Noisy brawl
- Unravel
- Wear away
- Unravel at the edges
- Wear on, as nerves
- Wear, as a sweater?
- Become unraveled
- Rub
- Start to unravel
- Become ragged
- Brawl
- Melee
- Come unraveled
- Become worn
- Unravel at the ends
- Unravel a bit
- Noisy fight
- Above the ___
- Rhubarb
- Fighting
- Begin to show wear
- Unravel, as rope fiber
- Unravel at the edge, as threads
- Wear
- Show wear
- Become undone, in a way
- Come apart at the seams?
- Get ragged
- Father always creates a disturbance
- Battle
- Piano-driven Denver band
- "How to Save a Life" band (with "The")
- "How to Save a Life" band
- Denver "Over My Head (Cable Car)" band
- Disturbance
- Sally ain't got nuffink to wear
- Conflict
- Wear thin - brawl
- Become the worse for wear due to fighting?
- Wear at the edge
- Brawl - become tattered at the edge
- Become worn at the edges
- Father always joined in a brawl
- Wear for battle
- Wear down in fight
- Altercation
- Wear thin
- Combat wear
- Donnybrook, free-for-all
- Dramatist's written about a brawl
- Become strained and fight
- Wear out in battle
- Fight ever after for absent love
- Nothing less than a foray, which means fighting
- Fighting the effect of attrition?
- Wild, noisy brawl
- Squabble
- Start to deteriorate, as a cord
- Fight
- Start to come apart
- Disorderly fight
- A fight or battle
- Ruckus
- Become the worse for wear due to fighting?
- Unravel, as a hem
- Come apart at the edge
- Noisy scuffle
- Wear out
- Grow threadbare
- Unravel at the edge
- Brouhaha
- Loud skirmish
- Wear out around the edges
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Cryptic - October 12, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - October 01, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - September 06, 2026
- Daily American - August 19, 2026
- Your Life Choices - July 12, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - June 29, 2026
- New York Times - May 29, 2026
- Daily American - March 03, 2026
- New York Times - February 07, 2026
- Daily Cryptic - November 05, 2025
- Your Life Choices - October 09, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - August 18, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - July 30, 2025
- New York Times - July 07, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - June 27, 2025
- LA Times - June 02, 2025
- LA Times - April 27, 2025
- New York Times - March 23, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - December 03, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - November 05, 2024
- USA Today - September 18, 2024
- Family Time - September 09, 2024
- Daily American - August 18, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - July 01, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - June 19, 2024
- USA Today - April 24, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - March 22, 2024
- LA Times - March 10, 2024
- Mindfood Daily - March 05, 2024
- Daily American - March 02, 2024
- And in 169 more crossword puzzles...