The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word COAX , but the solution may also be WHEEDLE which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in LA Times).
Cajole crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| COAX | 46 % | 4 |
| WHEEDLE | 14 % | 7 |
| URGE | 11 % | 4 |
| BLANDISH | 8 % | 8 |
| PROD | 6 % | 4 |
| SOFTSOAP | 4 % | 8 |
| SWEETTALK | 4 % | 9 |
| TWEEDLE | 1 % | 7 |
| PLEAD | 1 % | 5 |
| GOAX | 1 % | 4 |
| INVEIGLE | 1 % | 8 |
| SMOOTHTALK | 1 % | 10 |
Why may WHEEDLE be the right solution?
"WHEEDLE" is a synonym for "cajole," meaning to persuade someone through flattery or coaxing. In crossword puzzles, it's important to find a word that fits the definition of the clue and also fits the number of letters provided, making "WHEEDLE" the correct answer in this case.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Cajole
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- inveigle
- wheedle
- sweet-talk
- blarney
- coax
- palaver
- blandish
- urge
- coerce
- browbeat
- persuade
- convince
Crossword Answer definitions
COAX noun- A simpleton; a dupe.
- To fondle, kid, pet, tease.
- To wheedle, persuade (a person, organisation, animal etc.) gradually or by use of flattery to do something.
- To carefully manipulate into a particular desired state, situation or position.
- Short for coaxial cable.
- Having a common central axis
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 COAX
- Cajole
- Sweet-talk
- Wheedle
- Chop together?
- Say "go on, go on"
- Tease (out)
- Try to win over gently
- Urge gently
- Urge on
- Gently persuade
More clues leading to the result WHEEDLE
More clues leading to the result URGE
More clues leading to the result BLANDISH
More clues leading to the result PROD
More clues leading to the result SOFTSOAP
- FLATTER
- Cajole
- Flattery used to get one's way
- Persuade with flattery
- Butter up
- Flattery
- Unctuous flattery: Slang.
- Blarney.
- Flattery: Colloq.
- Flatter: Colloq.
More clues leading to the result SWEETTALK
- Soft soap
- One way to get one's way
- Cajolery
- Soft-soap
- Cajole
- Use flattery to persuade
- Coax with flattery
- Use flattery on
- Wheedle
- Compliment to a lecturer?
More clues leading to the result TWEEDLE
- Sing like a bird
- Imitate a songbird
- Lure using music
- Cajole.
- Dum or dee
- Entice by music
- Lure with music
- Entice with music
- Sing shrilly
More clues leading to the result PLEAD
- Beg
- Respond, as to a charge
- Get down on one's knees
- Make one's case
- Beg and then some
- Entreat
- Supplicate
- Implore
- Tell it to the judge
- Answer a court charge
More clues leading to the result GOAX
More clues leading to the result INVEIGLE
- Wheedle
- Beguile
- Obtain by flattery
- Sweet-talk
- Obtain through flattery
- Persuade by flattery
- Entice.
- Lure.
- Cajole.
- Entice or trick.