The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word ASS which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2025.
Beast of burden crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ASS | 73 % | 3 |
| LLAMA | 6 % | 5 |
| YAK | 6 % | 3 |
| BURRO | 4 % | 5 |
| CAMEL | 4 % | 5 |
| MULE | 2 % | 4 |
| PACKHORSE | 1 % | 9 |
| BURRITO | 1 % | 7 |
| DONKEY | 1 % | 6 |
| PACKANIMAL | 1 % | 10 |
| ZEBU | 0 % | 4 |
| HORSE | 0 % | 5 |
| PACKMULE | 0 % | 8 |
Why may ASS be the right solution?
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Beast of burden
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- jument
- draught animal
- camel
- draft animal
- beast
- beast of draught
- workhorse
- pack animal
- working animal
- draft
- cattlebeast
- mount
Crossword Answer definitions
ASS noun- Any of several species of horse-like animals, especially Equus asinus, the domesticated of which are used as beasts of burden.
- A stupid person.
- Buttocks.
- Sex.
- Anus.
- Used in similes to express something bad or unpleasant.
- Used after an adjective to indicate extremes or excessiveness.
- (metonymy) One's self or person, chiefly their body.
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 ASS
- Balaam's beast
- Balaam's mount
- Beast of burden
- Burdened beast
- Donkey
- Mule's father
- Dolt
- Stubborn one
- Stupid one
- Total idiot
More clues leading to the result LLAMA
- Andean beast
- Wild and woolly type
- Wool and load bearer
- Alpaca relative
- Andes ruminant
- Andean animal
- Nash's two-L beast
- Peruvian beast of burden
- Andes wool source
- Animal seen around Machu Picchu
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 BURRO
- Load bearer
- Pack animal
- Death Valley denizen
- Grand Canyon carrier
- Grand Canyon ride
- Small donkey
- Donkey
- Grand Canyon transportation
- Mountain transport
- Prospector's beast of burden
More clues leading to the result CAMEL
- Humped animal
- Creature whose back is NOT filled with water but, rather, fat
- Spin snippet of harmonica melody (5)
- Sahara beast
- Desert ruminant
- "A ___ makes an elephant feel like a jet plane." (Jackie Kennedy)
- Bedouin's mount
- Figure skater's spin move
- Only ungulate that mates in the seated position
- Caravan member
More clues leading to the result MULE
- Obstinate one
- One of twenty on a team
- Francis
- Smuggler
- Stubborn one
- Francis of the movies, for one
- Francis was a talking one
- House slipper
- Stubbornness symbol
- Exemplar of stubbornness
More clues leading to the result PACKHORSE
More clues leading to the result BURRITO
- Meal in a tortilla
- Taco Bell offering
- Folded fare
- Chipotle Grill offering
- It may be full of beans
- Folded food
- Fast-food fare
- Filled tortilla
- Enchilada alternative
- Mexican snack
More clues leading to the result DONKEY
- Domesticated ass
- Mule's cousin
- Beast of burden
- "___ Kong" (early video game)
- Party animal?
- Critter orchestrally imitated in Grofé's "Grand Canyon Suite"
- Shrek's bestie
- Democratic Party symbol
- Braying beast
- Party animal
More clues leading to the result PACKANIMAL
- Burro with a burden, e.g.
- Mule or burro
- Beast of burden.
- Burro, for one
- Burro, e.g.
- Mule or llama, e.g.
- Beast of burden
- Burro with a burden
- Prospector's mule, e.g.
- Yak or llama, e.g. (20-Across + 54-Across)
More clues leading to the result ZEBU
- Ox of India
- Sacred cow breed
- Indian ox
- Humped bovine
- Hump-shouldered bovine
- Indian cattle
- Asian ox
- Cow of India
- Indian beast of burden
- Oxlike animal with a shoulder hump.
More clues leading to the result HORSE
- Mister Ed, for one
- Silver or Scout
- Team member
- Carpenter's device
- Orb, for one
- Preakness entrant
- Showoff's game on the court
- Basketball game involving trick shots
- Gymnastic event
- Basketball variation