The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word REEL , but the solution may also be CUTARUG which is one of the most recent solution (2019 in Wall Street Journal).
Dance crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| REEL | 22 % | 4 |
| HULA | 14 % | 4 |
| TANGO | 8 % | 5 |
| SAMBA | 6 % | 5 |
| HOP | 6 % | 3 |
| ONESTEP | 5 % | 7 |
| JIG | 3 % | 3 |
| STEP | 2 % | 4 |
| CONGA | 2 % | 5 |
| GALOP | 2 % | 5 |
| TWOSTEP | 2 % | 7 |
| CUTARUG | 2 % | 7 |
| RUMBA | 2 % | 5 |
| BALL | 2 % | 4 |
| POLKA | 2 % | 5 |
| CLOG | 2 % | 4 |
| FRUG | 1 % | 4 |
| HOOF | 1 % | 4 |
| TWIST | 1 % | 5 |
| COTILLION | 1 % | 9 |
| GAVOT | 1 % | 5 |
| BEGUINE | 1 % | 7 |
| CHACHA | 1 % | 6 |
| WALTZ | 1 % | 5 |
| TURKEYTROT | 1 % | 10 |
| CAKEWALK | 1 % | 8 |
| STEPIT | 0 % | 6 |
| CASTLEWALK | 0 % | 10 |
| HOOTCHIECOOTCHIE | 0 % | 16 |
| MAZURKA | 0 % | 7 |
| GAVOTTE | 0 % | 7 |
| TARANTELLA | 0 % | 10 |
| RHUMBA | 0 % | 6 |
| BOLERO | 0 % | 6 |
| FORMAL | 0 % | 6 |
| FOXTROT | 0 % | 7 |
| CHACHACHA | 0 % | 9 |
| VIENNESEWALTZ | 0 % | 13 |
| PAS | 0 % | 3 |
| MINUET | 0 % | 6 |
| HULAHULA | 0 % | 8 |
| PROM | 0 % | 4 |
| TRIP | 0 % | 4 |
| GERMAN | 0 % | 6 |
| CANCAN | 0 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Dance
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- trip the light fantastic
- terpsichore
- cotillion
- tap-dance
- ballroom
- ballet
- moves
- waltz
- tango
- choreography
- choreographer
- prom
Crossword Answer definitions
REEL noun- A shaky or unsteady gait.
- A lively dance originating in Scotland; also, the music of this dance; often called a Scottish (or Scotch) reel.
- A kind of spool, turning on an axis, on which yarn, threads, lines, or the like, are wound.
- A machine on which yarn is wound and measured into lays and hanks, —-- for cotton or linen it is fifty-four inches in circuit; for worsted, thirty inches.
- A device consisting of radial arms with horizontal stats, connected with a harvesting machine, for holding the stalks of grain in position to be cut by the knives.
- A short compilation of sample film work used as a demonstrative resume in the entertainment industry.
- To wind on a reel.
- To spin or revolve repeatedly.
- To unwind, to bring or acquire something by spinning or winding something else.
- To walk shakily or unsteadily; to stagger; move as if drunk or not in control of oneself.
- (with back) To back off or step away unsteadily and quickly.
- To make or cause to reel.
- To have a whirling sensation; to be giddy.
- To be in shock.
- To roll.
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 REEL
- Feel dizzy
- Irish dance
- React to a haymaker
- Spin
- Fail a sobriety test, perhaps
- Rod's companion
- Spin about
- Angler's gear
- Hose holder
- Rod attachment
More clues leading to the result HULA
- Aloha State dance
- Luau dance
- Island dance
- Molokai move
- ____ hoop
- Kind of skirt
- Dance in 72-Across
- Sinuous dance
- Dance performed to a mele
- Hip-shaking dance
More clues leading to the result TANGO
- Two are necessary to do it
- "Last____ in Paris"
- Ballroom move
- Valentino's dance
- It takes two to do this
- It takes two
- Letter after sierra, in radio lingo
- Gliding dance
- Dance for two
- Dance in "Evita"
More clues leading to the result SAMBA
- Rio tango
- Carioca relative
- Brazilian ballroom dance
- Dance in Rio
- Bossa nova relative
- Brazilian dance
- Dance mentioned in "The Girl From Ipanema"
- Brazilian steps
- "Dancing With the Stars" offering
- Lively dance
More clues leading to the result HOP
- "___ On Pop"
- School dance
- Short flight
- Jump on one leg
- Quick plane trip
- Ball bounce
- Hour-long flight, say
- Puddle jumper's flight path
- Puddle jumper's trip
- Puddlejumper's trip
More clues leading to the result ONESTEP
- Polaroid camera
- Ballroom dance
- Dance in 2/4 time
- Old-fashioned 76 Across
- Ragtime dance
- Short rehab program?
- Early ballroom dance
- Quick-movement dance
- Type of ragtime dance
- Simple, as a process
More clues leading to the result JIG
- Lively dance in triple time
- Dance
- Lively dance
- Cork dance
- Dance in 12/8 time
- Dance performed in ghillies
- Irish dance
- Irishman's dance
- Leprechauns' steps
- Irish stepdance music
More clues leading to the result STEP
- "Watch your ____!"
- A to B, i.e.
- Dance part
- Distance from A to B, e.g.
- Instruction-sheet part
- Plan part
- Procedure part
- You may have to watch yours
- "One ___ at a time"
- Astaire movement
More clues leading to the result CONGA
- Latin-American line dance
- Line dance
- Kicking dance
- Kind of line
- Line dance?
- Jazzy drum
- Latin American dance
- Follow the party line?
- "1-2-3-kick" dance
- Miami Sound Machine hit of '85
More clues leading to the result GALOP
- Duple-time dance
- Lively dance of old
- Lively dance
- Lively round dance
- Popular dance at Victoria's court
- Round dance
- Dance in double time
- Double-time dance
- Dance named for a horse's gait
- Lively country dance
More clues leading to the result TWOSTEP
- Texas dance
- Dance of Texas
- Texas dance move
- Basic ballroom dance
- Ballroom dance
- Texas dance?
- Hoedown dance
- Like the secure verification system used by Google
- Basic dance
- Polka relative
More clues leading to the result CUTARUG
More clues leading to the result RUMBA
- Cuban dance
- Beguine relative
- "Dancing with the Stars" routine
- Cuban rugcutting music
- Syncopated dance
- Latin dance style
- Dance of Cuban origin
- Cuban ballroom dance
- Cuban steps
- Ballroom dance
More clues leading to the result BALL
- See 19-Across
- Great time
- Musket ammo
- Poor pitch
- Yoga prop
- Really good time
- "Play __!"
- She graced "TV Guide"'s first cover
- Wicked good time
- Event attended by Cinderella
More clues leading to the result POLKA
- Bohemian round dance
- Gdansk dance
- Welk offering
- Oompah-band tune
- Piece for squeezeboxes
- Yankovic genre
- Beer Barrel dance
- Kind of dot
- Popular song genre on "The Lawrence Welk Show"
- Oktoberfest tune
More clues leading to the result CLOG
- Job for Drano
- Sabot
- Dance in wooden shoes
- Cause backups, say
- Jam up
- Thick-soled shoe
- Wooden shoe
- Rush hour phenomenon
- Clumsy shoe
- Get stopped up
More clues leading to the result FRUG
- Dance craze
- '60s dance
- Dance of the 1960s
- 1960s rock dance
- 1960s fad dance
- Dance of the '60s
- Dance of the 1960's
- Derivative of the twist
- Disco dance derived from the twist
- Lively dance of the 1960s
More clues leading to the result HOOF
- Dance, slangliy
- __ it (walk)
- Horse foot
- Filly's foot
- Shoe site
- Kind of beat
- Piece of stock footage?
- Ungulate's foot
- Horseshoe site
- Foot in a steeplechase
More clues leading to the result TWIST
- Checkers' move?
- Dickens' Oliver
- Spoilable plot point
- Something that makes it hard to get your story straight?
- Rotary motion
- Soft-serve option
- Checker move?
- Unexpected turn
- 1960's dance
- Cocktail garnish
More clues leading to the result COTILLION
More clues leading to the result GAVOT
- French peasant dance
- Fiddle tune, maybe
- Stately dance
- Old French dance: Var.
- Lively dance.
- French dance.
- Old French dance.
- Theatrical dance.
- Dance.
- Dance of France.
More clues leading to the result BEGUINE
- Dance, started in Martinique
- Rumbalike dance
- Dance for Cole Porter to begin
- "Begin the ___" (Cole Porter standard)
- Dance a la Cole Porter
- "Begin the __": Cole Porter song
- Ballroom dance
- South American dance, famed in song.
- What Cole Porter began.
- Dance.
More clues leading to the result CHACHA
- Two thirds of a ballroom dance
- Rhythmic ballroom dance
- Three-step dance
- Latin dance
- Latin steps
- Three-step ballroom dance
- Mambo's cousin
- Merengue alternative
- "Dancing with the Stars" dance
- Ballroom dance
More clues leading to the result WALTZ
- Matilda's dance
- Ball favorite
- Dance in "The Nutcracker"
- Chopin piece
- Ballroom dance
- "Edelweiss," for one
- Move breezily
- Best Supporting Actor Christoph of Inglourious Basterds
- Chopin work
- Minute piece?
More clues leading to the result TURKEYTROT
- Dance on 4D?
- Ragtime dance
- Dance from the '20s
- Big bird's gait?
- Popular name for a Thanksgiving road race
- Jazz Age dance
- *Ragtime dance
- Ragtime round dance
- Traditional November race
- Ballroom dance
More clues leading to the result CAKEWALK
- Cinch
- Sure thing
- Breeze
- Easy chore
- *Ragtime pianist's number
- Popular stage dance.
- Dance.
- Strutting gait.
- Stage dance.
- Old dance
More clues leading to the result STEPIT
More clues leading to the result CASTLEWALK
More clues leading to the result HOOTCHIECOOTCHIE
More clues leading to the result MAZURKA
- Folk dance of Poland
- Polish dance in triple meter
- Polish dance
- Chopin piece
- Lively Polish dance
- Dance form used by Chopin.
- Lively Polish dance.
- Polish dance.
- Dance
- Polish national anthem, e.g.
More clues leading to the result GAVOTTE
- Minuet's cousin
- French dance
- Old French dance
- Dance for Marie Antoinette
- Dance in 4/4
- Dance form favored by Bach
- Moderately quick French dance
- Medium-paced French dance
- Dance resembling the minuet.
- Dance of the French court.
More clues leading to the result TARANTELLA
- Folk dance of southern Italy
- Lively Italian folk dance
- Lively Italian dance
- Lively Neapolitan dance.
- Neapolitan folk dance.
- Whirling dance.
- Dance
- Italian dance
- Southern Italian folk dance
- Vivacious Italian folk dance
More clues leading to the result RHUMBA
- Cuban dance (var. spelling)
- Hip-swaying Cuban dance
- Cuban dance
- Cuban dance (var.)
- Latin dance
- Gershwin's "Cuban Overture", e.g.
- Popular dance.
- Dance.
- Xavier Cugat offering: Var.
- Cuban dance music: Var.
More clues leading to the result BOLERO
- Ravel composition
- Dance in 3/4 time
- Dance in 6/8 time
- Ravel show-stopper
- Lively Spanish dance
- Maurice Ravel composition
- Top "10" tune?
- "10" tune
- Spanish dance with quick turns
- Ravel classic
More clues leading to the result FORMAL
- Starchy
- Dressy
- Stiff
- Ceremonial
- Kind of dance
- Dressy ball
- According to protocol.
- Prim; stiff.
- Evening dress.
- Ceremonious.
More clues leading to the result FOXTROT
- Dance #1 for 17-Across
- Smooth dance
- Comic strip that went from a daily to a weekly in 2007
- Basic ballroom dance
- Dance to big band music
- Ballroom dance
- Comic strip named for a dance
- Dance that precedes "golf" in the NATO phonetic alphabet
- *Ballroom dance that's also a phonetic alphabet "F"
- Echo follower?
More clues leading to the result CHACHACHA
- Dance with a triplet beat
- Dance syllables
- Onomatopoeic dance
- Dance that reflects the pun-creating elements found in 18-, 26- and 42-Across
- Latin dance chant
- Dance
- Dance trio?
- 1962 song, with "The"
- Mambo offshoot
- Mambo's cousin
More clues leading to the result VIENNESEWALTZ
More clues leading to the result PAS
- Sound systems, for short
- __ de deux
- "____ de deux"
- Ballerina's step
- Family men
- Faux ___
- ___ de deux
- Faux follower
- Dance step
- Hearing aids?
More clues leading to the result MINUET
- Stately dance
- French court dance
- Slow, stately dance
- Stately dance in 3/4 time
- Dance in triple meter
- Elegant dance that originated in France
- Baroque dance
- Dance in 3/4 time
- Courtly dance
- Movement in Brahms' Serenade No. 1
More clues leading to the result HULAHULA
- Luau entertainment
- Hawaiian dance
- Winding Alaskan river with a Hawaiian name
- Entertainment in Honolulu.
- Native dance.
- Dance.
- Honolulu sight.
- Polynesian dance
- Island dance
More clues leading to the result PROM
- Where a queen may be crowned
- Year-end formal
- High school dance
- Formal
- Senior moment?
- "Pretty in Pink" setting
- Annual May event
- Big bouquet-buying season
- Event for a corsage
- Event for a king and queen
More clues leading to the result TRIP
- Sojourn
- Set off
- Stumble
- Memorable entrance
- Word with ego or field
- Junket
- Ungraceful entrance
- __ the light fantastic
- Acid effect
- Honeymoon, e.g.
More clues leading to the result GERMAN
- Teutonic
- Language source of "kriegspiel"
- Swiss tongue
- Word before sausage or shepherd
- Kind of shepherd
- Stuttgart citizen
- Bach, e.g.
- Austria's official language
- Dresden dweller
- From Munich