The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word PAL , but the solution may also be AMIGO which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in LA Times).
Chum crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PAL | 81 % | 3 |
| AMIGO | 5 % | 5 |
| CRONY | 4 % | 5 |
| BUD | 3 % | 3 |
| BRO | 1 % | 3 |
| BUDDY | 1 % | 5 |
| PALLY | 1 % | 5 |
| MATE | 1 % | 4 |
| COHORT | 1 % | 6 |
| FRIEND | 0 % | 6 |
| BUB | 0 % | 3 |
| SIDEKICK | 0 % | 8 |
| OLDPAL | 0 % | 6 |
| PLAYMATE | 0 % | 8 |
| ALLY | 0 % | 4 |
| PAISANO | 0 % | 7 |
| BUCKO | 0 % | 5 |
Why may MATE be the right solution?
The word "chum" is a slang term for friend or companion. "Mate" is a synonym for friend or companion, making it a suitable answer for the clue.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Chum
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- pal
- sidekick
- crony
- brother
- buddy
- friend
- fella
- mate
- comrade
- girlfriend
- boy
- bro
Crossword Answer definitions
PAL noun- A friend, buddy, mate, cobber; someone to hang around with.
- An informal term of address, often used ironically in a hostile way.
- Be friends with, hang around with.
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 PAL
More clues leading to the result AMIGO
- Buddy, in Baja
- Chihuahua chum
- Friend, in Acapulco
- Friend, to Fidel
- Baja buddy
- Chum
- Pedro's pal
- Paisano
- Pamplona pal
- Friend at the tapas bar
More clues leading to the result CRONY
More clues leading to the result BUD
- Flower starter
- Unopened flower
- Lou's partner
- Start of a flower
- 4:20 stuff
- Pal
- Bit of weed
- Man cave invitee
- Man-cave guest
- Sign of spring
More clues leading to the result BRO
- "Hood" salutation
- Buddy
- Fam. member
- Jeff, to Beau
- Pal
- Street salutation
- "My man!"
- Pal, rapper-style
- Slangy pal
- Sis's sibling
More clues leading to the result BUDDY
- White House pooch, once
- Morey's role on "The Dick Van Dyke Show"
- Sidekick
- Pal (and a word that precedes the finishes of 17-, 27-, 47-, and 64-Across)
- Chum
- Pal
- One to hang with
- Mac
- Hackett or Holly
- Comedian Hackett
More clues leading to the result PALLY
- Closex
- Chum
- Buddy
- Very friendly: Colloq.
- Chummy.
- Informally intimate.
- Intimate
- Like good buddies
- Adjective for buddies
More clues leading to the result MATE
- "I win," to a chess player
- Significant other
- Missing sock
- Pal
- Brisbane buddy
- Game ender
- King's downfall
- An associate.
- Partner
- Spouse
More clues leading to the result COHORT
- Chum
- Partner in crime
- Moe, to Curly
- Abbott, to Costello
- Group of associates
- Associate
- Roman military unit
- Comrade
- Partner in crime, say
- Partner
More clues leading to the result FRIEND
- "You've Got a __ ...."
- Quaker
- Facebook connection
- Recommended reply to a sentry
- Good buddy
- Quaker Society member
- Ally
- Crony
- Buddy
- Bud
More clues leading to the result BUB
- Mac
- Brah
- Fella
- "Mac"
- Impolite alternative to "sir"
- Bro
- Chum
- Fellow
- Dude
- Frequently insolent alternative to "sir"
More clues leading to the result SIDEKICK
More clues leading to the result OLDPAL
- Longtime chum
- Bro from way back when
- One to catch up with at a reunion
- Longtime crony
- Chum since childhood
- Chum
- Buddy from way back
- Longtime buddy
- Friend for the ages
- He goes way back
More clues leading to the result PLAYMATE
- Model showing the bare essentials?
- Recreational companion
- *After-school chum
- Kid's bud
- Sandbox associate
- After-school companion
- Sandbox sharer
- Kid's companion
- Chum.
- Sandbox friend
More clues leading to the result ALLY
- Align
- Band together
- Friendly associate
- Confederate
- Friend in Risk or Diplomacy
- Straight ___ (PFLAG member, e.g.)
- Comrade in arms
- Supporter
- Fighting partner
- Party to a defense treaty