The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word APE , but the solution may also be THUG which is one of the most recent solution (2022 in Wall Street Journal).
Bruiser crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| APE | 72 % | 3 |
| THUG | 8 % | 4 |
| HEMAN | 8 % | 5 |
| MAULER | 4 % | 6 |
| GORILLA | 4 % | 7 |
| TOUGHGUY | 4 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Bruiser
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- tough guy
- plug-ugly
- mauler
- brawler
- hulking
- brawny
- burly
- beefy
- speedster
- pugilist
- monster
- thug
Crossword Answer definitions
APE noun- A primate of the clade Hominoidea, generally larger than monkeys and distinguished from them by having no tail.
- Any such primate other than a human.
- An uncivilised person.
- One who apes; a foolish imitator.
- To behave like an ape.
- To imitate or mimic, particularly to imitate poorly.
- Wild; crazy.
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 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"
More clues leading to the result THUG
More clues leading to the result HEMAN
- Popeye, after eating spinach
- Tough guy
- Model of virility
- Muscle builder
- Tough hero
- Macho one
- Skeletor's enemy
- Macho guy
- Epitome of virility
- Macho type
More clues leading to the result MAULER
- Jack Dempsey, aka the "Manassa ___"
- Ungentle one
- Ruffian
- Manassas ___ (Jack Dempsey's moniker)
- Rough customer
- Roughhousing one
- Bruiser.
- Epithet for Dempsey.
- Wrestler: Slang.
- Sobriquet for a prizefighter.
More clues leading to the result GORILLA
- Big ape
- Bruiser
- King Kong, e.g.
- Endangered anthropoid
- Silverback, e.g.
- Goon
- Thug
- Greatest of the great apes
- Heavy-handed hooligan
- Donkey Kong, for one