The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word LURE , but the solution may also be TEMPT which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in LA Times).
Bait crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LURE | 31 % | 4 |
| TEASE | 19 % | 5 |
| TEMPT | 16 % | 5 |
| ENTICE | 10 % | 6 |
| ESTH | 2 % | 4 |
| TAUNT | 2 % | 5 |
| RAZZ | 2 % | 4 |
| WORM | 2 % | 4 |
| ENTICEMENT | 2 % | 10 |
| LEADON | 2 % | 6 |
| LURER | 2 % | 5 |
| ANGLEWORM | 2 % | 9 |
| LURES | 2 % | 5 |
| EARTHWORM | 2 % | 9 |
| ENTRAP | 2 % | 6 |
| SNARE | 2 % | 5 |
| WORMS | 2 % | 5 |
| CHUM | 2 % | 4 |
Why may TEMPT be the right solution?
The word "TEMPT" means to entice or lure someone with something desirable, which is similar to using bait to attract fish or animals.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Bait
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- sweetener
- cod
- hook
- ride
- rag
- tease
- decoy
- come-on
- lure
- tantalize
- taunt
- rally
Crossword Answer definitions
LURE noun- Something that tempts or attracts, especially one with a promise of reward or pleasure
- An artificial bait attached to a fishing line to attract fish
- A bunch of feathers attached to a line, used in falconry to recall the hawk
- A velvet smoothing brush
- To attract by temptation etc.; to entice
- To recall a hawk with a lure
- A trumpet with long curved tube, used for calling cattle, etc.
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 LURE
- Act the siren
- Angler's need
- Come-on
- Entice
- Tackle-box item
- Attraction
- Trout tempter
- Drawing card
- Play the siren
- Tackle box item
More clues leading to the result TEASE
More clues leading to the result TEMPT
- Cause one to stumble
- Whet the appetite
- Lure
- Entice
- Provoke
- Lead on
- Tantalize
- Attract
- Give rise to a desire
- Offer a bad choice to
More clues leading to the result ENTICE
- Lure
- Dangle a carrot, so to speak
- Decoy
- Draw in
- Turn on
- Lead on
- Dangle a carrot
- Dangle a carrot in front of
- Tempt
- Hold out a carrot to
More clues leading to the result ESTH
- Book after Neh.
- Bk. before Job
- Bible bk.
- O.T. book before Job
- Tallinn native
- Book after Nehemiah: abbr.
- O.T. book read at Purim
- Bk. after Nehemiah
- Bk. of the Bible
- Bible bk. on which Purim is based
More clues leading to the result TAUNT
- Poke fun at
- Harass from the stands, say
- Ride
- Fresh cut?
- Ride hard
- Bully
- Ridicule
- Say "nyah-nyah" to
- Trash-talk
- Mock
More clues leading to the result RAZZ
- Poke fun at
- Give the Bronx cheer to
- Ride
- Give someone the business
- Tease
- Ride hard
- Hector verbally
- Jeer
- Make fun of
- Give a Bronx cheer
More clues leading to the result WORM
- Lives in a book?
- Book liver?
- Breakdancing move, with "the"
- Dance done face-down
- See 37-Down
- Bit of bait
- Malware app
- "Conqueror" in a Poe poem
- "Thou owest the ___ no silk": King Lear
- Apple invader
More clues leading to the result ENTICEMENT
More clues leading to the result LEADON
More clues leading to the result LURER
- Siren, e.g.
- Siren
- Fisherman, at times
- Siren, according to myth
- Decoy or siren
- Enticing sort
- Enticing one
- Temptress, say
- Bait user
- Duck hunter, at times
More clues leading to the result ANGLEWORM
More clues leading to the result LURES
- Angler's boxful
- Entices
- Tackle box items
- Tricks, as into a trap
- Anglers' danglers
- Some tackle
- Tackle gear
- Trout catchers
- Tempts closer
- Fake flies, e.g.
More clues leading to the result EARTHWORM
- "Clearly I have defeated this ___ with my words ..."
- Creature that Darwin identified as a benefit to agriculture
- Night crawler
- Soil aerator
- Treat for a trout
- Bait shop critter
- Fish food.
- Bait.
- Live bait
- Mole's prey
More clues leading to the result ENTRAP
- Catch in a snare
- Catch, in a way
- Lure into wrongdoing
- Set up
- Snare
- Catch in
- Frame
- Lead into temptation?
- Catch in a sting
- Bag
More clues leading to the result SNARE
- Cymbal's neighbor
- Tom-tom neighbor
- Trap
- Game keeper
- Part of Buddy Rich's kit
- Drum
- Part of Krupa's kit
- Part of a drum set
- Cymbal neighbor
- Drum that would be an apt instrument for trap music?
More clues leading to the result WORMS
- Bait choice
- Gardeners' friends
- City on the Rhine
- "Gilded tombs do ___ infold": Shakespeare
- Some malware
- Lowlifes
- Some bait
- Squirmy bait
- City where Luther was condemned as a heretic
- Angler's bucketful