The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word AUGER which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2021.
Boring tool crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| AUGER | 59 % | 5 |
| TREPAN | 14 % | 6 |
| AWL | 10 % | 3 |
| GIMLET | 5 % | 6 |
| BIT | 5 % | 3 |
| REAMER | 3 % | 6 |
| DRILL | 2 % | 5 |
| WIMBLE | 1 % | 6 |
| BRACEANDBIT | 1 % | 11 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Boring tool
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- boringly
- uninteresting
- unexciting
- monotonous
- boredom
- mundane
- uninspiring
- blandness
- dullness
- tediousness
- cutting tool
- dullard
Crossword Answer definitions
AUGER noun- A carpenter's tool for boring holes longer than those bored by a gimlet.
- A snake or plumber's snake (plumbing tool).
- A tool used to bore holes in the ground, e.g. for fence posts
- A hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice, etc. for scientific study.
- To use an auger; to drill a hole using an auger.
- To proceed in the manner of an auger.
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 AUGER
- Hand tool
- It's usually boring
- Some find it boring
- Bore
- It's boring
- Borer with a bit
- Plumber's snake
- Boring tool
- Kind of a bit
- It's generally boring
More clues leading to the result TREPAN
- Rock-boring tool
- Boring tool
- Shaft-boring tool
- It's a bore
- Large boring tool
- Coring tool
- Drill that cuts circles
- Circular drill
- Rock-boring drill
- Mine shaft tool
More clues leading to the result AWL
- Boring tool
- Cobbler's tool
- Hole maker
- Sewing tool in LAW?
- Punch in the shop
- Ice pick, for one
- Leatherworker's tool
- Saddler's tool
- Hole puncher
- Hole-punch tool that looks like a screwdriver
More clues leading to the result GIMLET
- Small hand tool
- Rickey's relative
- Vodka cocktail
- Gin-and-lime-juice cocktail
- Cocktail made with lime juice and vodka
- Lime-laced libation
- Vodka and lime juice cocktail
- ____ -eyed: sharp-sighted
- Lime-flavored cocktail
- Small tool with screw point.
More clues leading to the result BIT
- A chuck holds it
- Part of a stand-up's act
- Took the bait
- Small theatrical part
- Tiny amount
- Fed from, as a vampire or a mosquito
- Drill piece
- Comic shtick
- Rein check
- Came down on your elbows?
More clues leading to the result REAMER
- Kitchen gadget
- Hole enlarger
- Juice extractor
- Tool for juicing
- Hole-enlarging tool
- Pipe cleaner
- Metalworking tool
- Drilling tool
- Juice squeezer
- Juicer
More clues leading to the result DRILL
- Master or sergeant
- Rigorous practice
- Rehersal
- Team practice activity
- Go after oil
- Look for gushers
- Practice
- Alberta oil prospector's tool
- "You know the ___"
- Boring device