Crossword-Solution: SCRIBE 6 letters, 92 clues 🏆 scrabble score: 10

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Word Word Type Definition
Scribe n. One who writes; a draughtsman; a writer for another;
especially, an offical or public writer; an amanuensis or secretary; a
notary; a copyist.
Scribe n. A writer and doctor of the law; one skilled in the law and
traditions; one who read and explained the law to the people.
Scribe v. t. To write, engrave, or mark upon; to inscribe.
Scribe v. t. To cut (anything) in such a way as to fit closely to a
somewhat irregular surface, as a baseboard to a floor which is out of
level, a board to the curves of a molding, or the like; -- so called
because the workman marks, or scribe, with the compasses the line that
he afterwards cuts.
Scribe v. t. To score or mark with compasses or a scribing iron.
Scribe v. i. To make a mark.

We have 92 clues for the answer “SCRIBE”

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Medieval monk with manuscripts, maybe 1 answer
Parchment user 1 answer
Palette user of old 1 answer
One with a pen 1 answer
One who gets it in writing 1 answer
Old record keeper 1 answer
Old manuscript copier 1 answer
Old manuscript artisan 1 answer
Official writer 1 answer
Occupation made obsolete by print 1 answer
Obsolescent occupation 1 answer
Melville's Bartleby, for one 1 answer
Pen for hire 1 answer
Medieval manuscript worker 1 answer
Many a monk, once 1 answer
Many a medieval monk 1 answer
Manuscript copyist 1 answer
Manuscript copier 1 answer
Journalist, informally 1 answer
Job in a monastery 1 answer
Historical record keeper 1 answer
He wrote more than 350 plays (1791–1861). 1 answer
French dramatist: 1791–1861 1 answer
Worker who sets things down 1 answer
person who copies documents 1 answer
informal terms for journalists 1 answer
copyist Manuscript book 1 answer
Writing job 1 answer
Writer on scrolls 1 answer
Writer of the classics? 1 answer
Writer of the Middle Ages 1 answer
Writer of sorts 1 answer
Writer of old 1 answer
Writer for hire 1 answer
Hack; pen-pusher 1 answer
Word copyist 1 answer
Torah copyist 1 answer
Skilled penman 1 answer
Public writer 1 answer
Public secretary of old 1 answer
Public clerk 1 answer
Professional copyist 1 answer
Printing press predecessor 1 answer
Pharisee's associate 1 answer
Person who copies out documents 1 answer
Early copier of mss. 1 answer
Early copier 1 answer
Drudge with a pen 1 answer
Document writer 1 answer
Document copier 1 answer
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One who, or that which, eats.
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Stick to the standard ASCII character set (7-bit printable, no high-half characters or [nt]roff/TeX/Scribe escapes), as one of the versions generated from the master file is an info document that has to be viewable on a character tty.
The Jargon File, Version 2.9.10, 01 Jul 1992 Various 1992
Now there was one called Philo, a scribe, a man of exquisite grace, Carved like the god Apollo in limb, fair as Adonis in face; Eager and winning in manner, full of such radiant charm, Womenkind fought for his favor and loved to their uttermost harm.
Ballads of a Cheechako Robert W. Service 2008
There was the Moldavian pilgrim with his sable dress and cap of fur and heavy masses of bushy hair; the Turk, with his various and brilliant garments; the Arab, superbly stalking under his striped blanket, that hung like royalty upon his stately form; the jetty Ethiopian in his slavish frock; the sleek, smooth-faced scribe with his comely pelisse, and his silver ink-box stuck in like a dagger at his girdle.
Eothen A. W. Kinglake 2008
But here were Powers far higher than those; here was the great Secret of Life and Death which Phorenice also had found, and for which she had been destroyed; and there were other things also of which I cannot even bring my stylo to scribe.
The Lost Continent C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne 2008
The Scribe's Prayer When from my fumbling hand the tired pen falls, And in the twilight weary droops my head; While to my quiet heart a still voice calls, Calls me to join my kindred of the Dead: Grant that I may, O Lord, ere rest be mine, Write to Thy praise one radiant, ringing line.
Rhymes of a Rolling Stone Robert W. Service 1995

Quotes with SCRIBE (3)

And I read something else," Jacob goes on. "There was this discussion of the story of Cain and Abel, from the Bible. After Cain kills his brother, God says, 'The bloods of your brother call out to me.' Not blood. Bloods. Weird, right? So the Talmud tries to explain it.""I can explain it," says William. "The scribe was drunk.""William!" cries Jeanne. "The Bible is written by God!""And copied by scribes," the big boy replies. "Who get drunk. A lot. Trust me." Jacob is laughing.…
Adam Gidwitz The Inquisitor's Tale: Or, the Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog
The Scribe" Under the wings Of the feathered Goddess, And in the middle Of the three dancing women, The scribe comes alive To reveal mysteries hidden Through divine gifts given The scribe is driven On his sacred mission To wake up All the universe'sMen, women and Heavenly children. Under the seven rays of Aten, And from the age of just ten, The scribe comes alive With the fertile ink Of his luminous pen. Below the spectacle of the moon, And in the smile of the sun, The scribe
Suzy Kassem Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem
Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this system of things? Has not God made the wisdom of the world foolish? For since, in the wisdom of God, the world did not get to know God through its wisdom, God was pleased through the foolishness of what is preached to save those believing. ~ 1Corinthians 1:20,21
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Appears in: Boston Globe, Crossroads, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, New Yorker, NY Sun, NYT, Universal, USA TODAY, WP, WSJ.

Used 113 times in crossword archives (1948–2025).