The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word LUG , but the solution may also be LUMMOX which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in LA Times).
Big oaf crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LUG | 27 % | 3 |
| GALOOT | 18 % | 6 |
| LOUT | 18 % | 4 |
| PALOOKA | 14 % | 7 |
| APE | 14 % | 3 |
| LUMMOX | 9 % | 6 |
Why may LUMMOX be the right solution?
"LUMMOX" is a slang term for a big, clumsy, or stupid person, which fits the clue "Big oaf" perfectly. It is a common crossword answer for this type of clue.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Big oaf
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- lout
- giant
- behemoth
- colossus
- gargantuan
- mammoth
- leviathan
- titanic
- titan
- basque
- goliath
- whale
Crossword Answer definitions
LUG noun- The act of hauling or dragging.
- That which is hauled or dragged.
- Anything that moves slowly.
- A lug nut.
- A device for terminating an electrical conductor to facilitate the mechanical connection; to the conductor it may be crimped to form a cold weld, soldered or have pressure from a screw.
- A part of something which sticks out, used as a handle or support.
- A fool, a large man.
- An ear or ear lobe.
- A wood box used for transporting fruit or vegetables.
- A request for money, as for political purposes.
- A rod or pole.
- A measure of length equal to 16 1/2 feet.
- A lugsail.
- (harness) The leather loop or ear by which a shaft is held up.
- A loop (or protuberance) found on both arms of a hinge, featuring a hole for the axis of the hinge.
- A ridge or other protuberance on the surface of a body to increase traction or provide a hold for holding and moving it.
- A lugworm.
- (sometimes figurative) To haul or drag along (especially something heavy); to carry; to pull.
- To run at too slow a speed.
- To carry an excessive amount of sail for the conditions prevailing.
- To pull toward the inside rail ("lugging in") or the outside rail ("lugging out") during a race.
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 LUG
- Automobile nut?
- Haul
- Tote
- Type of nut
- "Ahhh, c'mere, you big ___!"
- Schlep
- Big galoot
- Clumsy fellow
- Drag with effort
- Move by pulling
More clues leading to the result GALOOT
More clues leading to the result LOUT
- Oafish one
- A large, ungainly person
- Crude one
- Boor
- Lazy sort
- Oaf
- Knuckle-dragger
- Scoundrel
- Klutz
- Awkward brute
More clues leading to the result PALOOKA
- Boxer Joe of the comics
- Oaf
- Cartoon boxer Joe
- Big oaf
- Lummox
- Two-bit boxer
- Fictional boxer Joe
- Boxer, slangily
- Boxer of the comics
- Unskilled pug
More clues leading to the result APE
- "Going __!" (Danza bomb)
- Act like
- Brutish one
- Copy
- Lummox
- Make like
- O'Neill's "The Hairy __"
- O'Neill's hairy title character
- Rue Morgue culprit
- Aldous Huxley's "__ and Essence"