The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word GOPHER , but the solution may also be VOLE which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Burrowing rodent crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| GOPHER | 33 % | 6 |
| MARMOT | 28 % | 6 |
| VOLE | 11 % | 4 |
| MOLERAT | 11 % | 7 |
| GERBIL | 6 % | 6 |
| AGOUTI | 6 % | 6 |
| HAMSTER | 6 % | 7 |
Why may VOLE be the right solution?
A vole is a small burrowing rodent, making it the correct answer to the clue "Burrowing rodent."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Burrowing rodent
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- gopher
- marmot
- paca
- gerbil
- hamster
- agouti
- vole
- viscacha
- mole
- aplodontia rufa
- beaver
- chinchillon
Crossword Answer definitions
GOPHER noun- A small burrowing rodent, especially in the family Geomyidae.
- The gopher tortoise.
- The gopher rockfish.
- A worker who runs errands; an errand boy.
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 GOPHER
- Underground figure
- "Caddyshack" villain
- University of Minnesota athlete
- Minnesotan
- "Caddyshack" menace
- Fred Grandy's "Love Boat" character
- Ohio : Buckeye :: Minnesota : __
- Burrowing rodent
- University of Minnesota mascot Goldy __
- "The Love Boat" role
More clues leading to the result MARMOT
- Rodent in a burrow
- Prarie dog
- Ground squirrel
- Woodchuck
- Bushy-tailed burrower
- Stocky burrowing rodent
- Prairie dog's cousin
- Woodchuck, e.g.
- Groundhog, e.g.
- Critter in the same family as chipmunks and squirrels
More clues leading to the result VOLE
- Burrowing mammal
- Short-tailed rodent
- Rat's cousin
- Small rodent
- Meadow mouse
- Kin of a lemming
- Meadow rodent
- Lemming kin
- Mouselike farmland pest
- Mouselike critter
More clues leading to the result MOLERAT
- Subterranean rodent
- Burrowing rodent.
- Bandicoot
- Kind of rodent
- "Naked" rodent
- Burrowing rodent
- "Naked" burrower
- European digger
More clues leading to the result GERBIL
- Pet rodent
- Burrowing pet
- Rodent kept as a house pet
- Pet on a wheel
- Guinea-pig relative
- Small pet
- Caged pet
- Rat relative
- Popular rodent pet
- Pet rodent for some
More clues leading to the result AGOUTI
- South American rodent
- Guinea-pig kin
- Guinea pig's kin
- Rabbitlike rodent
- Tropical rodent
- Rabbitlike rodent of Latin America
- Short-eared rodent
- Rainforest rodent
- South American rodent.
- Rabbit-sized tropic rodent.