The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SHORN , but the solution may also be SHEAR which is one of the most recent solution (2014 in USA Today).
Cut off, as wool crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
---|---|---|
SHORN | 60 % | 5 |
SHEAR | 20 % | 5 |
SHEARED | 20 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Cut off, as wool
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- poll
- shear
- polls
- dod
- shorn
- sheared
- dodd
- truncated
- lop
- cuts
- clip
- sliver
Crossword Answer definitions
SHORN verb- To cut, originally with a sword or other bladed weapon, now usually with shears, or as if using shears.
- To remove the fleece from a sheep etc by clipping.
- To deform because of forces pushing in opposite directions.
- To transform by displacing every point in a direction parallel to some given line by a distance proportional to the point’s distance from the line.
- To make a vertical cut in the coal.
- To reap, as grain.
- To deprive of property; to fleece.
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 SHORN
- Clipped
- Sheared
- Cut off
- De-wooled
- Fleeced
- Clipped, as sheep
- Cut
- Trimmed of wool
- Relieved of wool
- Back from the barber