The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word BEAST , but the solution may also be CRITTER which is one of the most recent solution (2020 in USA Today).
Animal crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| BEAST | 25 % | 5 |
| DEER | 7 % | 4 |
| CRITTER | 7 % | 7 |
| BRUTE | 7 % | 5 |
| STAG | 7 % | 4 |
| CREATURE | 7 % | 8 |
| APE | 5 % | 3 |
| EWE | 3 % | 3 |
| RAM | 3 % | 3 |
| TIGER | 3 % | 5 |
| ELK | 3 % | 3 |
| HYENA | 3 % | 5 |
| TOMCAT | 2 % | 6 |
| PIG | 2 % | 3 |
| DOE | 2 % | 3 |
| PANDA | 2 % | 5 |
| HOG | 2 % | 3 |
| HARE | 2 % | 4 |
| GNU | 2 % | 3 |
| YAK | 2 % | 3 |
| TWENTYTWOACROSS | 2 % | 15 |
| RATEL | 2 % | 5 |
| ZEBRA | 2 % | 5 |
| ASS | 2 % | 3 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Animal
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- fauna
- physical
- creature
- fishlike
- beast
- fleshly
- carnal
- sensual
- brute
- animate being
- zoology
- wildlife
Crossword Answer definitions
BEAST noun- Any animal other than a human; usually only applied to land vertebrates, especially large or dangerous four-footed ones.
- (more specific) A domestic animal, especially a bovine farm animal.
- A person who behaves in a violent, antisocial or uncivilized manner.
- Anything regarded as larger or more powerful than one of its normal size or strength.
- Someone who is particularly impressive, especially athletically or physically.
- (prisons) A sex offender.
- Something unpleasant and difficult.
- A thing or matter, especially a difficult or unruly one.
- To impose arduous exercises, either as training or as punishment.
- (chiefly Midwestern and northeastern US) great; excellent; powerful
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result BEAST
- Animal nature
- Brute
- Beauty lover
- Brutish one
- Half of a Disney duo
- The Daily ___ (Tina Brown blog)
- "___ of Burden"
- Beauty's admirer
- Wild thing
- Wild animal
More clues leading to the result DEER
- Bambi was one
- Forest flitter
- Forest ruminant
- Hoofed ruminants
- Roebuck, for one
- Stag party?
- Venison
- Whitetail or roebuck
- A couple of bucks?
- Bambi and family
More clues leading to the result CRITTER
- Animal, to Granny
- Chipmunk or squirrel, to a backwoodsman
- Man or mouse
- Animal
- Beastie
- Animal, so to speak
- Backwoods beast
- Brute
- Any animal: Colloq.
- Domestic animal: Dial.
More clues leading to the result BRUTE
- Insensitive person
- Thug
- Animal
- Mean-spirited lout
- Savage critter
- Savage
- Ill-mannered one
- Barbarian
- Yahoo
- Monster
More clues leading to the result STAG
- Lone
- One alone
- Unaccompanied
- Unaccompanied by a woman
- Unescorted
- Bambi's dad, for one
- Deer fellow?
- Guys' party
- Without a date
- For men only
More clues leading to the result CREATURE
- Beast
- ___ of habit
- Word in many horror film titles
- Human being, e.g.
- Habit adherer, maybe
- Animal
- Kind of comfort
- "Black Lagoon" menace of film
- Monster-movie mainstay
- Man or beast
More clues leading to the result APE
- "Going __!" (Danza bomb)
- Act like
- Brutish one
- Copy
- Lummox
- Make like
- O'Neill's "The Hairy __"
- O'Neill's hairy title character
- Rue Morgue culprit
- Aldous Huxley's "__ and Essence"
More clues leading to the result EWE
- Fleecy female
- Cote dweller
- Farm mama
- Merino mama
- Ram's mate
- Romano cheese milk source
- She sheep
- Shearable she
- Bleating mother
- Flock member
More clues leading to the result RAM
- Bump into
- Butt into
- PC component
- Zodiac animal
- Zodiac sign
- Batter
- Computer memory acronym
- Computerphile's concern
- Hacker's need
- Namath, at the end of his career
More clues leading to the result TIGER
- Woods found at a golf course
- Woods of golf
- Striped animal
- See 25 Down
- Frosted Flakes mascot
- One who is impossible to control
- Symbol of rapid economic growth
- Kind of lily
- "The Lady or the __"
- Eldrick Woods
More clues leading to the result ELK
- Deer family member
- Lodge brother
- Lodge member
- Benevolent brother
- Big deer
- Hunter's prey
- Large, antlered mammal
- Wapiti
- A very lodge animal?
- Antlered animal
More clues leading to the result HYENA
- Laughing _____
- Serengeti laugher
- Laughing ___
- Laughing carnivore
- Lena the __ of "Li'l Abner"
- Cackling carnivore
- Serengeti scavenger
- The Lion King scavenger
- It laughs when it cries
- Laughing figure
More clues leading to the result TOMCAT
- Four-footed Romeo
- Alley yowler
- Tabby's mate
- Alley lurker
- Socks in the Clinton White House, e.g.
- Garfield, for example
- F-14 fighter
- F-14 fighter jet
- Male tabby
- Sylvester or Garfield, e.g.
More clues leading to the result PIG
- He has a lot on his plate
- Sow
- Big eater
- ___ out
- Cop, to one who hates cops
- Messy person
- Petunia, for one
- Glutton
- Thirds taker
- __ iron
More clues leading to the result DOE
- Buck's mate
- Anonymous Jane
- Everyman John
- It may be around a buck
- The buck stops here
- Unknown's surname
- Anonymous John
- Elusive John
- Female hare
- Kangaroo mom
More clues leading to the result PANDA
- Rare bear
- Black-and-white bear
- World Wildlife Fund's symbol
- Ling-Ling or Hsing-Hsing
- Raccoon family member
- Bamboo chewer
- Diner on bamboo
- Bamboo-eating beast
- Bamboo eater
- Zoo celebrity
More clues leading to the result HOG
- Biker's bike
- Keep for oneself
- Babe e.g.
- Keep all for oneself
- Word with road or whole
- Chopper
- Monopolize
- Fuel-inefficient vehicle
- Gigantic motorcycle
- Hell's Angel mount
More clues leading to the result HARE
- Aesop loser
- Aesop racer
- Fabled race loser
- Grown-up leveret
- Race loser of fable
- Hound's prey
- Leporine creature
- Long-eared lagomorph
- Storied loser
- Fabled fast starter
More clues leading to the result GNU
- Black wildebeest
- Wildebeest
- African runner
- Crossword antelope
- Ox-headed antelope
- Was acquainted with an antelope?
- Bearded antelope
- Hartebeest kin
- Operating system that's "not Unix"
- Bearded grazer
More clues leading to the result YAK
- "Yakety __"
- Asian work animal
- Chatter
- Himalayan bovine
- Wag one's tongue
- Talk and talk
- Talk too much
- Jabber
- Go on and on
- Chin or jaw
More clues leading to the result TWENTYTWOACROSS
More clues leading to the result RATEL
- Honey badger
- African honey badger
- Weasel-like animal also called a honey badger
- Honey-loving badger
- Animal that becomes later
- Badgerlike animal.
- Honey-badger.
- Animal.
- Animal like a badger.
- Burrowing animal of India and Africa.
More clues leading to the result ZEBRA
- Popular zoo animal
- Striped critter
- "Madagascar"'s Marty, e.g.
- Quagga's extant kin
- Ref, slangily
- Chris Rock voiced one in "Madagascar"
- Black-and-white equine
- Gridiron whistle-blower, slangily
- Referee, slangily
- Maned animal