The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word HARD , but the solution may also be NOTEASY which is one of the most recent solution (2022 in Wall Street Journal).
Challenging crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| HARD | 58 % | 4 |
| DEFIANT | 16 % | 7 |
| DEFYING | 11 % | 7 |
| VEXING | 5 % | 6 |
| NOTEASY | 5 % | 7 |
| DARING | 5 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Challenging
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- difficult
- hard
- provocative
- thought-provoking
- intriguing
- ambitious
- stimulating
- trying
- difficulty
- difficile
- demanding
- problematic
Crossword Answer definitions
HARD noun- A firm or paved beach or slope convenient for hauling vessels out of the water.
- A tyre whose compound is softer than superhards, and harder than mediums.
- Crack cocaine.
- Hard labor.
- (of material or fluid) Having a severe property; presenting difficulty.
- (personal or social) Having a severe property; presenting difficulty.
- Unquestionable.
- (of a road intersection) Having a comparatively larger or a ninety-degree angle.
- (of a male) Sexually aroused.
- Having muscles that are tightened as a result of intense, regular exercise.
- Plosive.
- Unvoiced
- Velarized or plain, rather than palatalized
- Having a severe property; presenting a barrier to enjoyment.
- In a physical form, not digital.
- Using a manual or physical process, not by means of a software command.
- Far, extreme.
- Of silk: not having had the natural gum boiled off.
- (manner) With much force or effort.
- (manner) With difficulty.
- So as to raise difficulties.
- (manner) Compactly.
- Near, close.
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 HARD
- No picnic
- Unyielding
- Like a Friday crossword
- Ready to get down, in a way
- Posing a challenge
- Nearly unsolvable
- Stony
- Demanding
- Like most themeless puzzles
- 10 on the Mohs scale
More clues leading to the result DEFIANT
- Not backing
- Like a headstrong teenager
- Mutinous
- Rebellious
- Resisting authority
- Willing to contend
- Not giving in
- Challenging.
- Refractory
- More than uncooperative
More clues leading to the result DEFYING
More clues leading to the result VEXING
More clues leading to the result NOTEASY
- Tough
- Like "bein' green," to Kermit
- Taking some doing
- Like many things worth doing
- Difficult
- Presenting a challenge
- Harder than it looks
- Challenging