Clues for the word "SCALE"
We've had 264 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 535 times in crosswords. It was last seen in LA Times crossword on February 14, 2026.
Definition of scale
- n. - The dish of a balance; hence, the balance itself; an instrument or machine for weighing; as, to turn the scale; -- chiefly used in the plural when applied to the whole instrument or apparatus for weighing. Also used figuratively.
- n. - The sign or constellation Libra.
- v. t. - To weigh or measure according to a scale; to measure; also, to grade or vary according to a scale or system.
- n. - One of the small, thin, membranous, bony or horny pieces which form the covering of many fishes and reptiles, and some mammals, belonging to the dermal part of the skeleton, or dermoskeleton. See Cycloid, Ctenoid, and Ganoid.
- n. - Hence, any layer or leaf of metal or other material, resembling in size and thinness the scale of a fish; as, a scale of iron, of bone, etc.
- n. - One of the small scalelike structures covering parts of some invertebrates, as those on the wings of Lepidoptera and on the body of Thysanura; the elytra of certain annelids. See Lepidoptera.
- n. - A scale insect. (See below.)
- n. - A small appendage like a rudimentary leaf, resembling the scales of a fish in form, and often in arrangement; as, the scale of a bud, of a pine cone, and the like. The name is also given to the chaff on the stems of ferns.
- n. - The thin metallic side plate of the handle of a pocketknife. See Illust. of Pocketknife.
- n. - An incrustation deposit on the inside of a vessel in which water is heated, as a steam boiler.
- n. - The thin oxide which forms on the surface of iron forgings. It consists essentially of the magnetic oxide, Fe3O4. Also, a similar coating upon other metals.
- v. t. - To strip or clear of scale or scales; as, to scale a fish; to scale the inside of a boiler.
- v. t. - To take off in thin layers or scales, as tartar from the teeth; to pare off, as a surface.
- v. t. - To scatter; to spread.
- v. t. - To clean, as the inside of a cannon, by the explosion of a small quantity of powder.
- v. i. - To separate and come off in thin layers or laminae; as, some sandstone scales by exposure.
- v. i. - To separate; to scatter.
- n. - A ladder; a series of steps; a means of ascending.
- n. - Hence, anything graduated, especially when employed as a measure or rule, or marked by lines at regular intervals.
- n. - A mathematical instrument, consisting of a slip of wood, ivory, or metal, with one or more sets of spaces graduated and numbered on its surface, for measuring or laying off distances, etc., as in drawing, plotting, and the like. See Gunter's scale.
- n. - A series of spaces marked by lines, and representing proportionately larger distances; as, a scale of miles, yards, feet, etc., for a map or plan.
- n. - A basis for a numeral system; as, the decimal scale; the binary scale, etc.
- n. - The graduated series of all the tones, ascending or descending, from the keynote to its octave; -- called also the gamut. It may be repeated through any number of octaves. See Chromatic scale, Diatonic scale, Major scale, and Minor scale, under Chromatic, Diatonic, Major, and Minor.
- n. - Gradation; succession of ascending and descending steps and degrees; progressive series; scheme of comparative rank or order; as, a scale of being.
- n. - Relative dimensions, without difference in proportion of parts; size or degree of the parts or components in any complex thing, compared with other like things; especially, the relative proportion of the linear dimensions of the parts of a drawing, map, model, etc., to the dimensions of the corresponding parts of the object that is represented; as, a map on a scale of an inch to a mile.
- v. t. - To climb by a ladder, or as if by a ladder; to ascend by steps or by climbing; to clamber up; as, to scale the wall of a fort.
- v. i. - To lead up by steps; to ascend.
Referring Clues
- Plate of salmon, e.g.
- Union rate
- Step on it!
- Richter ___
- Map feature
- Actor's minimum wage
- Music practice
- Map info
- Item a fisherman uses ... or removes
- Bathroom item
- Step on it
- Climb
- It holds its weight
- Postal device
- Locker room item
- Pay arrangement
- Beaufort ___ (wind-rating system)
- Nothing special paywise
- Weigher
- People aren't usually drawn to this
- Actor's minimum
- Reach the top of
- Practice run?
- Musical exercise
- Union wage
- 100 to 1, e.g.
- Symbol of justice
- Dieter's device
- 1 to 10, for one
- Climb over
- Butcher shop fixture
- Minimum wage
- Kind of model
- 1 inch = 100 miles, e.g.
- Relative magnitude
- Do to do
- Piano student's exercise
- Weighing site
- Weighing machine
- Calibration
- HO or Richter
- Salary schedule
- One to ten, sometimes
- Post office device
- Model proportion
- Weighing device
- Go up
- Map part
- A to A, e.g.
- 1" = 100', e.g.
- "1 inch = 10 miles," e.g.
- Prepare for cooking, as fish
- Post office need
- See 1-Across
- Union minimum wage
- Shipping department need
- Range of values
- It's read in pounds
- Butcher's need
- 1:62,500, e.g.
- Map ratio indicator
- Butcher-shop device
- Post-office machine
- Deli gadget
- Post-office device
- Deli counter item
- 1 inch = 10 miles, e.g.
- Map ratio
- Climb, as a mountain
- Performer's minimum wage
- Musical progression
- Instrument for weighing
- Piano exercise
- Butcher's device
- Make it to the top
- Sort of model
- Keyboard exercise
- Richter or Beaufort
- Delicatessen device
- Dieter's tool
- You may step on it
- Dieter's place of reckoning
- Clean fish
- 1 inch %3D 10 miles, e.g.
- Produce department device
- Union's minimum wage
- 1 inch %3D 1 mile, e.g.
- Gym fixture
- Common bathroom sight
- Dieter's obsession
- Surmount
- 1 inch = 1 mile, e.g.
- Weigh station
- Reduce, with "back"
- Model aspect
- Map indication
- Lie detector for a supposed loser?
- Butcher-shop machine
- Run from a pianist
- Deli fixture
- Do-to-do journey
- Bathroom floor item
- Desquamate
- Climb up
- Weigh-in need
- Deli counter sight
- Mapping ratio
- Weighing need
- Diva's practice
- Justice prop
- Blueprint ratio
- Do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti, do
- 1-to-10, often
- 1 to 10, often
- Deli device
- Ascend
- Pianist's drill
- Weight displayer
- Post office fixture
- Post office fixture
- Item at a bakery
- Fish feature
- Item on a bathroom floor
- Device for losers?
- Relative size
- Weight Watchers meeting need
- Dieter's digital device
- Piano practice
- One to ten, say
- Cartographic concern
- Zodiac symbol
- Bygone pharmacy fixture
- Balance pan
- Snake plate
- Graduated series
- Run from a pianist?
- Place to see if a diet works
- Snake place
- Weight revealer
- Beaufort ___
- Deli counter device
- Balancing device
- Minimum union wage
- 1-10, e.g.
- Graduated measure
- Clean, as a carp
- Type of model
- Fishy cover-up?
- Tone sequence
- Blueprint notation
- Solfeggio
- Musical sequence found at the starts of the answers to the starred clues
- Part of a legend
- Musical ___
- Sequence of tones
- It might go from 1 to 10
- Deli counter fixture
- Deli sight
- Item on many a bathroom floor
- Butcher's weighing machine
- It might reveal what you've lost
- One inch = one foot, e.g.
- Instrumental exercise
- On a ___ of one to ten
- Fixture on a fishing dock
- Minimum wage for an actor
- Clean, as a fish
- Oft-stepped-on thing
- Weight watcher's buy
- Butcher shop need
- Butcher shop device
- C to C, e.g.
- Basic wage
- Balance
- Weight watching equipment
- It weighs you
- Place to check your weight
- Justice symbol
- Weighing instrument
- Weight watcher?
- See 23
- Major is one
- Plate of fish
- See 18
- Fishy series of notes?
- Go up an octave
- Sole feature
- See 11
- Unimpressive wage
- On a ___ of 1 to 10
- Notes removed by a dentist
- A model may be drawn to it, but not an overweight one
- See 1
- See 1 down
- Proportion
- Go up and down one for a musical exercise
- Rating system
- With 45 Down, architect's creation
- Beginning piano exercise
- Guitar lesson topic
- Fishy means of measuring?
- Many a Juilliard student's warm-up
- Dieter's foe
- Deli counter weighing device
- "How much have I lost" device
- Gadget in the produce section
- Bass bit
- 1 foot = 10 miles, e.g.
- Climb noteworthily?
- Union pay
- Range of notes in Tosca, Les Miserables, etc.
- Musical run
- Something fishy in the balance
- Beginning pianist's exercise
- Climb up note by note?
- Something to step on
- Scoring system of a sort
- Climb on a fish's back?
- Device related to the circled letters
- Climb on a fish's back, perhaps?
- Degree
- Bathroom device
- Numerical range
- What weight watchers watch
- Musician's exercise
- Pianist's warm-up
- Ascend note by note?
- Arrangement of notes
- Item on a deli counter
- Machine for weighing
- Go up for a bit of fish
- Clean a fish
- Spectrum
- Weight right here!
- Device for weighing
- Weigh station?
- Important map information
- Dieter's aid
- Dragon's down
- E to E, e.g.
- Sliding ___
- Common bathroom device
- Kinsey ___ (sexual orientation metric)
- Distance ratio in the corner of a map
- Musical range
- Weight measurer
- Bathroom accessory
- Fishy series of notes?
- Instrument found in a post office or grocery
- Climb to the top of
- "Do"-to-"do" delivery
- Bathroom or kitchen device
- 2:1, e.g.
- Fixture in a post office or a doctor's office
- Item held by Lady Justice
- One inch = one mile, e.g.
- Weight-measuring machine
- C-D-E-F-G-A-B-C, e.g.
- Word after "pH" or "sliding"
- Ascend, as a peak
- Pianist's warmup exercise, sometimes
- Tangled laces can be a bit fishy!
- Get to the top of
- Magnitude
Last Seen In
- LA Times - February 14, 2026
- Evening Standard Easy - February 09, 2026
- Mirror Daily - February 06, 2026
- Daily American - January 18, 2026
- Mirror Daily - January 11, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - December 25, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - December 22, 2025
- Mirror Daily - December 17, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - December 16, 2025
- LA Times - December 14, 2025
- Mirror Daily - November 22, 2025
- LA Times - November 13, 2025
- Mirror Daily - October 19, 2025
- Daily American - October 16, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - October 03, 2025
- Mirror Daily - September 14, 2025
- Mirror Daily - September 12, 2025
- Mirror Daily - September 08, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - August 14, 2025
- Mirror Daily - August 13, 2025
- Mirror Daily - July 21, 2025
- Mirror Daily - July 17, 2025
- Daily Quick - June 30, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - June 26, 2025
- Mirror Daily - June 21, 2025
- Mirror Daily - June 19, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - June 03, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - May 30, 2025
- Mirror Daily - May 25, 2025
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