The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word TRAPPED , but the solution may also be ENCASED which is one of the most recent solution (2011 in New York Times).
Boxed in crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TRAPPED | 33 % | 7 |
| PENT | 33 % | 4 |
| ENCASED | 33 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Boxed in
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- boxed
- boxed-in
- enclosed
- confined
- trapped
- cornered
- cooped up
- locked in
- locked up
- confining
- confinement
- claustrophobic
Crossword Answer definitions
TRAPPED verb- To physically capture, to catch in a trap or traps, or something like a trap.
- To ensnare; to take by stratagem; to entrap.
- To provide with a trap.
- To set traps for game; to make a business of trapping game
- To leave suddenly, to flee.
- To sell illegal drugs, especially in a public area.
- To capture (e.g. an error) in order to handle or process it.
- To attend to and open and close a (trap-)door.
- To dress with ornaments; to adorn (especially said of horses).
- Caught in a trap
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 TRAPPED
More clues leading to the result PENT
- Shut in
- Cooped (up)
- Cooped up
- Shut up
- Bottled (up)
- Confined
- Closely confined
- Locked (up)
- Boxed in
- Confined, with "up"