The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word EXTORT which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2019.
Blackmail crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| EXTORT | 57 % | 6 |
| BLEED | 29 % | 5 |
| EXTORTION | 14 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Blackmail
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- pressure
- blackjack
- extortion
- extort
- coercion
- racketeering
- bribe
- retaliation
- hijack
- ransom
- bribery
- hold-up
Crossword Answer definitions
EXTORT verb- To take or seize off an unwilling person by physical force, menace, duress, torture, or any undue or illegal exercise of power or ingenuity
- To obtain by means of the offense of extortion.
- To twist outwards.
- Wrongfully obtained.
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 EXTORT
- Get by blackmail
- Squeeze for dough
- Obtain through intimidation
- Obtain by coercion
- Obtain by force
- Gouge
- Squeeze
- Obtain via shakedown
- Obtain via threats
- Use a threat to get
More clues leading to the result BLEED
- Extort
- Run
- Run in the wash
- "Let It ___" (Rolling Stones album)
- See 29-Across
- Evidence a pinprick
- Extort money from
- Run over the edge, as ink
- Tend to the radiator
- Run, as dye