The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word NAIF , but the solution may also be FAWN which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in LA Times).
Babe in the woods crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| NAIF | 52 % | 4 |
| FAWN | 15 % | 4 |
| CUB | 9 % | 3 |
| LAMB | 6 % | 4 |
| DOE | 3 % | 3 |
| BEARCUB | 3 % | 7 |
| SEED | 2 % | 4 |
| INGENUE | 2 % | 7 |
| ACORN | 2 % | 5 |
| BAMBI | 2 % | 5 |
| TIRO | 1 % | 4 |
| OWLET | 1 % | 5 |
Why may FAWN be the right solution?
A "babe in the woods" is an idiom that refers to someone who is innocent and naive. A fawn is a young deer that is also innocent and naive, making it a fitting answer for this clue.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Babe in the woods
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- ingenue
- romeo
- plain jane
- boyfriend
- big girl
- missing white girl syndrome
- young lady
- boyf
- kept man
- boy-friend
- cavegirl
- girl next door
Crossword Answer definitions
NAIF noun- One who is naive.
- Naive.
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 NAIF
- Unsophisticated Frenchman
- Ingenuous to Yves
- Innocent
- Babe in the woods
- Wide-eyed one
- Innocent one
- Childlike person
- Unworldly person
- Tenderfoot
- Simple-minded person
More clues leading to the result FAWN
- Bambi, at one time
- Act the sycophant
- Yearling in The Yearling
- Be a bootlicker
- Be a sycophant
- Light yellowish-brown
- Doe boy?
- Bow and scrape
- Youngster in the woods
- Babe in the woods
More clues leading to the result CUB
- Novice newshawk
- Apprentice
- Babe in the woods
- Small scout
- Youngest Scout ranking
- Baby bear
- ___ reporter
- Clark the ___ (pantsless MLB mascot)
- Wrigley Field ballplayer
- Rookie reporter
More clues leading to the result LAMB
- Babe in the woods
- Gentle one
- Mary's pet
- Stew meat
- Mary's charge
- Elia was his pen name
- Doner kebab meat
- Young Cotswold
- Young sheep
- Dish served with jelly
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 BEARCUB
- Younger, heavy-set, hairy gay man
- Smokey, when he was rescued
- Smokey was one, once
- Grizzly youngster
- Den denizen
- Forest youngster
- Babe in the woods
- Berenstain youngster, e.g.
- Zoo attraction
- 1980 Summer Olympics mascot
More clues leading to the result SEED
- Kind of pearl
- Pet-shop vittles
- Plant
- Sow
- Tourney rank
- Growing need
- It's for the birds
- It's scattered in spring
- Parakeets' eats
- Peach pit
More clues leading to the result INGENUE
- Role for a starlet
- Starlet's role
- Christine Daaé in "The Phantom of the Opera," e.g.
- Guileless stage persona
- Naive young lady
- Innocent young actress
- America's sweetheart, perhaps
- Innocent type
- Naive, unworldly girl
- Fairy tale heroine, often
More clues leading to the result ACORN
- Oak nut
- Oak starter
- Squirrel stash
- Start of something big?
- Type of squash
- Org. named in 2008 campaign mudslinging
- ___ squash
- Nut from an oak
- Nut with a "hat"
- Squirrel snack
More clues leading to the result BAMBI
- At the circled square, classic (and very short) animated film
- Godzilla's 1969 animated opponent
- Quite sad kids' movie about talking animals
- Classic Disney character
- Flower's friend
- Disney classic
- "___ Meets Godzilla" (1969 animated short)
- Felix Salten classic
- Drawn fawn of Disney
- Disney deer
More clues leading to the result TIRO
- Beginner (var.)
- Rank beginner (var.)
- Novice (var.)
- Greenhorn
- Neophyte
- Rookie
- Newbie: Var.
- Novice
- Novice: Var.
- Babe in the woods.