The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word BESET , but the solution may also be RAN AT which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Assailed crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| BESET | 28 % | 5 |
| SETAT | 18 % | 5 |
| HADAT | 15 % | 5 |
| TOREINTO | 15 % | 8 |
| LITINTO | 10 % | 7 |
| WENTAT | 5 % | 6 |
| RAN AT | 3 % | 6 |
| RAGEDAT | 3 % | 7 |
| CAMEAT | 3 % | 6 |
| MOBBED | 3 % | 6 |
Why may RAN-AT be the right solution?
The answer "RAN AT" is the right solution because it fits the clue "Assailed." When someone is assailed, it means they are being attacked or approached aggressively. The phrase "RAN AT" perfectly captures the idea of someone quickly moving towards another person with hostile intent.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Assailed
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- assault
- attack
- set on
- lash out
- round
- snipe
- attacked
- blasted
- come
- criticized
- lambasted
- lashed
Crossword Answer definitions
BESET verb- To surround or hem in.
- (sometimes figurative) To attack or assail, especially from all sides.
- To decorate something with jewels etc.
- Of a ship, to get trapped by ice.
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 BESET
- Plague
- Worry
- Assail
- Attack from all directions
- Under siege
- Harass
- Under attack
- Widely assailed
- Harried
- Hem in
More clues leading to the result SETAT
- Lay into
- Attack
- Attacked
- Adjusted to, as volume
- Programmed to, as a climate control
- Went after
- Fix, as a price
- Charge
- Assail
- Go after
More clues leading to the result HADAT
- Lit into
- Fought
- Attacked
- Went after aggressively
- Attacked vigorously
- Vigorously attacked
- Charged
- Tried
- Laid into
- Went after
More clues leading to the result TOREINTO
- Ripped to shreds
- Attacked with gusto
- Had at
- Devoured quickly
- Assailed
- Attacked verbally
- Lambasted
- Blasted
- Gave the business
- Attacked aggressively
More clues leading to the result LITINTO
More clues leading to the result WENTAT
More clues leading to the result RAN AT
More clues leading to the result RAGEDAT
More clues leading to the result CAMEAT
- Charged
- Attacked
- Charged aggressively
- Rushed
- Approached angrily, as in attacking.
- Approached to assail
- Lunged toward
- Assailed