The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word RUB which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2023.
Cause friction crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
---|---|---|
RUB | 50 % | 3 |
CHAFE | 50 % | 5 |
Why may RUB be the right solution?
The word "rub" can refer to the act of applying friction or pressure to something, which makes it the correct answer to the clue "Cause friction".
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Cause friction
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- abrade
- grate
- rub
- chafe
- rubbed
- abrasion
- bark
- chafing
- gall
- fray
- abrasive
- fridge
Crossword Answer definitions
RUB noun- An act of rubbing.
- A difficulty or problem.
- A quip or sarcastic remark.
- In the game of crown green bowls, any obstacle by which a bowl is diverted from its normal course.
- Any substance designed to be applied by rubbing.
- To move (one object) while maintaining contact with another object over some area, with pressure and friction.
- To rub something against (a second thing).
- To be rubbed against something.
- To spread a substance thinly over; to smear.
- To move or pass with difficulty.
- To scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse; often with up or over.
- To hinder; to cross; to thwart.
- (bowls) To touch the jack with the bowl.
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 RUB
- Spice massaged onto raw food
- Try to work the knots out of, as a muscle
- Tug partner
- Massage
- "Ay, there's the ___"
- Get the knots out of, say
- Predicament
- Spa selection
- Source of irritation
- Abrade