The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word PUMA which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2024.
Big cat crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PUMA | 32 % | 4 |
| LION | 20 % | 4 |
| TIGER | 9 % | 5 |
| OCELOT | 7 % | 6 |
| LIONESS | 7 % | 7 |
| LEOPARD | 7 % | 7 |
| COUGAR | 7 % | 6 |
| LYNX | 5 % | 4 |
| PANTHER | 2 % | 7 |
| LEOPARDESS | 2 % | 10 |
| JAGUAR | 2 % | 6 |
Why may PUMA be the right solution?
The answer "PUMA" fits the clue "Big cat" because a puma is a large wild cat also known as a mountain lion or cougar.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Big cat
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- cat
- great cat
- panther
- tiger
- lion
- wild cat
- leopard
- pantherin
- jaguar
- bengal tiger
- lynx
- sabre-toothed tiger
Crossword Answer definitions
PUMA noun- The mountain lion or cougar, Puma concolor.
- A woman in her 20s or 30s who seeks relationships with younger men; a younger cougar.
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 PUMA
- Sleek cat
- Big cat
- Nike rival
- Converse competitor
- Converse opponent
- Sneaker with a formstripe
- Cougar
- Catamount
- A.k.a. cougar
- Cougar's genus
More clues leading to the result LION
- Androcles' pal
- Columbia gridder
- Androcles' friend
- Bert Lahr role
- Simba, for one
- MGM symbol
- Cowardly creature
- Disney's Nala, for one
- Animal on Sri Lanka's flag
- Aslan of Narnia, e.g.
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 OCELOT
- Spotted cat
- Spotted feline
- American cat
- It's spotted at a zoo
- Tiger's cousin
- Endangered cat
- Spotted wildcat
- Leopard kin
- Cousin of 48-Down
- Striped and spotted wildcat
More clues leading to the result LIONESS
- Big cat
- Simba's mother Sarabi, e.g.
- Elsa of "Born Free", e.g.
- Elsa, for one
- Female with less hair than the male
- Adamson's Elsa
- She has her pride
- Elsa or Nala
- Den mother
- Greek sphinx, from the neck down
More clues leading to the result LEOPARD
- Creature that stores its kill in trees
- It's spotted in Africa?
- It's spotted in Africa
- Cat with spots
- Spotted stalker
- Animal spotted at zoos?
- Impala predator
- Spotted wildcat
- One spotted at the zoo
- Big cat
More clues leading to the result COUGAR
- Big cat
- Cradle-robber of a sort
- Mercury model
- Brigham Young athlete
- Brigham Young University athlete
- Large cat
- Mountain lion
- Mountain predator
- Sporty Mercury
- Washington State athlete
More clues leading to the result LYNX
- Wildcat
- Canadian wildcat
- Endangered bobcat
- Bright-eyed cat
- Cat with ear tufts
- 2013 WNBA champs
- Short-tailed wildcat
- Cat with tufted ears
- Kind of wildcat
- Long-limbed, short-tailed cat
More clues leading to the result PANTHER
- Sellers' was pink
- Bank of America Stadium pro
- Pitt athlete
- Carolina athlete
- Black cat
- Carolina NFLer
- "Pink" cat of film
- Black wildcat
- Puma.
- Carrier-based U. S. plane.