The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word DARE , but the solution may also be TEST which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in LA Times).
Challenge crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DARE | 66 % | 4 |
| DEFY | 13 % | 4 |
| TEST | 5 % | 4 |
| CONTEST | 4 % | 7 |
| DEFI | 2 % | 4 |
| TALLORDER | 2 % | 9 |
| GAGE | 2 % | 4 |
| OPPOSE | 2 % | 6 |
| GAINSAY | 1 % | 7 |
| PROBLEM | 1 % | 7 |
| TAX | 1 % | 3 |
| TAKEON | 1 % | 6 |
| RIVAL | 1 % | 5 |
| ONUS | 1 % | 4 |
| GAUNTLET | 1 % | 8 |
| IMPUGN | 1 % | 6 |
| STANDUPANDFIGHT | 1 % | 15 |
Why may TEST be the right solution?
The word "test" is the right solution because a challenge often requires someone to take a test or prove their abilities in some way.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Challenge
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- dispute
- gainsay
- take exception
- confront
- challengers
- threat
- obstacle
- task
- dilemma
- difficulty
- hurdle
- fight
Crossword Answer definitions
DARE noun- A challenge to prove courage.
- The quality of daring; venturesomeness; boldness.
- Defiance; challenge.
- To have enough courage (to do something).
- To defy or challenge (someone to do something)
- To have enough courage to meet or do something, go somewhere, etc.; to face up to
- To terrify; to daunt.
- To catch (larks) by producing terror through the use of mirrors, scarlet cloth, a hawk, etc., so that they lie still till a net is thrown over them.
- To stare stupidly or vacantly; to gaze as though amazed or terrified.
- To lie or crouch down in fear.
- A small fish, the dace.
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 DARE
- "You wouldn't __!"
- Challenge
- "How __ you!"
- Challenge word
- Throw caution to the wind
- Truth alternative
- "Truth or __" (Madonna film)
- Have the nerve
- "You don't have the guts to ..." comment
- Have the audacity
More clues leading to the result DEFY
- Challenge
- Rise up against
- Meet head-on
- Stand up to
- Confound
- Resist boldly
- Flout
- Fly in the face of
- Resist, as authority
- Flout, as authority
More clues leading to the result TEST
- Acid or aptitude follower
- Dry run
- Midterm or final
- Tryout
- License requirement, often
- Try out
- Exam
- Examination
- Final, for one
- Midterm, for one
More clues leading to the result CONTEST
- Challenge
- Match
- Time for drawing
- Dispute
- Competition
- Sweepstakes, e.g.
- Call into question
- Popular radio formula.
- Presidential race.
- Match.
More clues leading to the result DEFI
- Bold resistance
- Challenge: Fr.
- A challenge.
- A hurled challenge.
- Challenge, in France.
- Duellist's challenge: Fr.
- Challenge.
- Challenging move
- Challenge
- Challenge, in Cannes
More clues leading to the result TALLORDER
- Formidable task
- Something difficult to achieve
- Tough job
- Tough assignment
- Challenge
- Herculean task: Slang.
- Tough job.
- Lot to ask
- Tough request
- Tough thing to fill
More clues leading to the result GAGE
- "Eleni" writer
- Eleni author
- "Eleni" author
- Bunker Hill general
- Token of defiance
- Personal pledge
- Plum variety
- Revolutionary War general Thomas
- Revolutionary War general Thomas ___
- Colonial governor Thomas
More clues leading to the result OPPOSE
- Measure against
- Bump heads with
- Act against
- Go against
- Stand against
- Go against the government in Parliament
- Be against
- Face down
- Fly in the face of
- Side against
More clues leading to the result GAINSAY
- Deny
- Dispute
- Contradict
- Challenge
- Contradict.
- Deny.
- Give the lie to.
- Oppose.
- Deny, as a fact
- Take exception to
More clues leading to the result PROBLEM
- Gordian Knot, e.g.
- Solver's target
- Textbook exercise
- "The Final ___" (Sherlock Holmes story)
- Hitch
- "No ___!" ("Piece of cake!")
- Math exercise
- Situation, so to speak
- Snag
- "Something wrong?"
More clues leading to the result TAX
- Deplete
- Impost
- Overburden
- Price add-on
- Sin __
- Poll or sales
- Tribute of a sort
- Extra dough?
- Value added ___
- Something imposed on a shopper, perhaps
More clues leading to the result TAKEON
- Deal with
- Hire
- Assume responsibility for
- Challenge
- Adopt
- Shoulder, as a task
- Assume, as responsibility
- Bring aboard
- Battle
- Go up against
More clues leading to the result RIVAL
- Alpo competitor
- Be a match for
- Competitor
- Eton to Harrow, for example
- Alamo, to Avis
- Lock horns
- Oppose
- Gladstone, to Disraeli
- Challenger
- Djokovic, to Federer
More clues leading to the result ONUS
- Burden
- Burden of proof
- Liability
- Heavy load
- Blame
- Responsibility
- Challenge
- "I guess the joke's ___, guys"
- Albatross
- Big burden
More clues leading to the result GAUNTLET
- Knight's glove
- Slice of meat from an ill-fed animal?
- With the, a challenge.
- Symbol of challenge.
- Padding site
- Long glove
- Part of a duelist's uniform
- Challenge, symbolically
- Metal glove
- Four-player arcade classic
More clues leading to the result IMPUGN
- Assail with words
- Challenge in a way
- Throw mud at, figuratively
- Criticize
- Call into question
- Refute
- Cast doubt upon
- Attack by argument.
- Challenge as false.
- Attack as untrue.