The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word OAF , but the solution may also be ASS which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Buffoon crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| OAF | 26 % | 3 |
| ASS | 21 % | 3 |
| ZANY | 12 % | 4 |
| MIME | 6 % | 4 |
| MERRYANDREW | 6 % | 11 |
| DOLT | 4 % | 4 |
| TWIT | 3 % | 4 |
| DODO | 3 % | 4 |
| BOZO | 3 % | 4 |
| MIMER | 2 % | 5 |
| HARLEQUIN | 2 % | 9 |
| PIERROT | 2 % | 7 |
| IDIOT | 2 % | 5 |
| SSA | 2 % | 3 |
| CLOWN | 1 % | 5 |
| JOKER | 1 % | 5 |
| JAPER | 1 % | 5 |
| CLOD | 1 % | 4 |
| DROLL | 1 % | 5 |
| MUMMER | 1 % | 6 |
| FOOL | 1 % | 4 |
| BALATRON | 1 % | 8 |
| TOMFOOL | 1 % | 7 |
Why may ASS be the right solution?
The answer "ASS" is the right solution for the clue "Buffoon" because an "ass" is a term used to describe a foolish or silly person.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Buffoon
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- merry andrew
- clown
- zany
- fool
- schmuck
- oaf
- dumbass
- joker
- jester
- joke
- jerk-off
- punk
Crossword Answer definitions
OAF noun- A person, especially a large male, who is clumsy or a simpleton.
- An elf's child; a changeling left by fairies or goblins, hence, a deformed or foolish child.
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 OAF
- Clod
- Lout
- No genius
- Bull in a china shop, maybe
- Bumpkin
- Galoot
- Crude dude
- Unlikely ballet dancer
- Muttonhead
- Stumblebum
More clues leading to the result ASS
- Balaam's beast
- Balaam's mount
- Beast of burden
- Burdened beast
- Donkey
- Mule's father
- Dolt
- Stubborn one
- Stupid one
- Total idiot
More clues leading to the result ZANY
- Adjective for the Marx Brothers
- Comically loony
- Laff-a-minute
- Madcap
- Wild and crazy
- Like the Marx brothers
- Wild and crazy guy
- Clownish
- Off-the-wall
- Kooky
More clues leading to the result MIME
- Silent actor
- Skelton forte
- Silent act
- Silent performer
- Silent player
- Marceau's art
- He's not one to talk
- Go through the motions?
- He hasn't a thing to say
- Marcel Marceau, e.g.
More clues leading to the result MERRYANDREW
- Actor portraying a headache victim
- Buffoon
- Danny Kaye picture.
- Buffoon.
- Clown.
- Funny fellow.
- Clown
- Happy one or 1958 Danny Kaye film
More clues leading to the result DOLT
More clues leading to the result TWIT
More clues leading to the result DODO
More clues leading to the result BOZO
- Larry Harmon creation
- Fool
- Red-haired clown
- TV clown
- Many a politician
- Dummkopf
- Nimrod
- Yahoo
- Dunce
- Clown handle
More clues leading to the result MIMER
- One who prefers actions, not words
- Silent performer
- Speechless actor
- Charades player
- Copycat.
- Buffoon.
- Imitator.
- Clown
- Actor sans words
- See 11 Down
More clues leading to the result HARLEQUIN
- Commedia dell'arte buffoon
- Buffoon
- Big name in romance fiction
- Character in pantomine.
- Clown
- Masked buffoon
- Stock joker
More clues leading to the result PIERROT
- Commedia dell'arte character David Bowie dressed as on the cover of "Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)"
- Pantomime buffoon
- Harlequin's French counterpart
- Pantomime character
- French comic character
- French pantomime character
- Pantomime character.
- Comedy character of French pantomime.
- Figure in pantomime.
- Co1umbine's admirer.
More clues leading to the result IDIOT
- Dostoyevsky's "The __"
- Dunderhead
- __ savant
- __-proof (easy to operate)
- Bonehead
- Lamebrain
- Mooncalf
- Nincompoop
- Doofus
- Shit-for-brains
More clues leading to the result SSA
- Govt. retirement org.
- Org. concerned with retirees
- Federal agcy. founded in the 1930s
- Federal retirement org.
- See 26-Across: Abbr.
- Former agency of HHS
- Agcy. for retirees
- Agcy. important to retirees
- Nine-digit no. issuer
- Agcy. for retirement payments
More clues leading to the result CLOWN
- * :o)
- Entertainer that scares some kids
- One with big shoes to fill?
- Gaudy makeup wearer
- Krusty, for one
- Bozo, e.g.
- Children's party performer
- Bumpkin
- Clarabell on "Howdy Doody"
- Circus performer
More clues leading to the result JOKER
- Wild card
- "Batman" character
- Jack Nicholson role
- One of two extra cards in a deck
- It may be wild
- Deck member
- Foe of Batman
- 50-point card in canasta
- Cesar Romero role on "Batman"
- Gotham City villain
More clues leading to the result JAPER
More clues leading to the result CLOD
More clues leading to the result DROLL
- Oddly amusing
- Amusingly odd
- Facetious
- Jester
- Wryly amusing
- Whimsical
- Amusing
- Whimsically humorous
- Like a wag
- Whimsically funny
More clues leading to the result MUMMER
- Costumed merrymaker
- January 1 Philly parader
- Masked merrymaker
- Philadelphia merry-maker.
- Buffoon.
- Masquerader.
- Masked merrymaker.
- Marcher in annual Phila. parade
- Pantomimist
More clues leading to the result FOOL
- Creamy dessert
- Blockhead
- April 1 victim
- "He who hesitates," per Mae West
- Idiot
- Meatball
- One who sits on a whoopee cushion
- Start of an eight-word stepquote
- Hoodwink
- Pull a prank on