When “Scope” appears in a puzzle, these answers are the ones that have matched in previous uses across respected crossword formats, giving you a logical starting point for solving.
Answers:
- BREADTH
- AMBIT
- RANGE
- GAMUT
- LATITUDE
- COMPASS
- EXTENT
- REMIT
- LEEWAY
- ROOM
- KEN
- SPECTRUM
- ELBOWROOM
- LIMIT
- ORBIT
- SWEEP
- PURVIEW
- SPAN
Synonyms and Definitions
BREADTH
- Synonyms: comprehensiveness, largeness, width
AMBIT
- Synonyms: compass, orbit, range, reach
RANGE
- Synonyms: ambit, array, browse, cast, chain, chain of mountains, cooking stove, crop, drift, grade, grasp, graze, image, kitchen range, kitchen stove, lay out, mountain chain, mountain range, order, pasture, place, ramble, range of a function, range of mountains, rank, rate, roam, roll, rove, run, set out, stove, straddle, stray, swan, tramp, vagabond, wander
LATITUDE
- Synonyms: line of latitude, parallel, parallel of latitude
COMPASS
- Synonyms: apprehend, circumnavigate, comprehend, dig, get the picture, grok, savvy
REMIT
- Synonyms: defer, hold over, postpone, prorogue, put off, put over, remand, remission, remitment, send back, set back, shelve, slacken, table
LEEWAY
- Synonyms: allowance, margin, tolerance
ROOM
- Synonyms: board, elbow room, way
KEN
- Synonyms: cognizance, sight
LIMIT
- Synonyms: bound, boundary, circumscribe, confine, define, demarcation, demarcation line, determine, fix, limit point, limitation, point of accumulation, restrain, restrict, set, specify, terminal point, terminus ad quem, throttle, trammel
- Definition: the highest possible level of something
ORBIT
- Synonyms: area, arena, celestial orbit, cranial orbit, domain, electron orbit, eye socket, field, orb, orbital cavity, revolve, sphere
SWEEP
- Synonyms: broom, brush, chimneysweep, chimneysweeper, cross, drag, drag in, embroil, end run, expanse, sail, slam, span, sweep oar, sweep up, swing, swing out, tangle, traverse
PURVIEW
- Synonyms: horizon, view
SPAN
- Synonyms: brace, bridge, couple, couplet, distich, duad, duet, duo, dyad, pair, sweep, twain, twosome, yoke
- Definition: the entire length of time something lasts