The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word BAY which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2022.
Dark horse crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| BAY | 39 % | 3 |
| SLEEPER | 28 % | 7 |
| ROAN | 11 % | 4 |
| UNDERDOG | 6 % | 8 |
| DUN | 6 % | 3 |
| SURPRISEWINNER | 6 % | 14 |
| LONGSHOT | 6 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Dark horse
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- horse of a different color
- gift horse
- horse
- warhorse
- wild horses
- werehorse
- horses
- wheelhorse
- cockhorse
- wild horse
Crossword Answer definitions
BAY noun- A berry.
- Laurus nobilis, a tree or shrub of the family Lauraceae, having dark green leaves and berries.
- Bay leaf, the leaf of this or certain other species of tree or shrub, used as a herb.
- (in the plural) The leaves of this shrub, woven into a garland used to reward a champion or victor; hence, fame, victory.
- A tract covered with bay trees.
- A kind of mahogany obtained from Campeche in Mexico.
- A body of water (especially the sea) more or less three-quarters surrounded by land.
- A bank or dam to keep back water.
- An opening in a wall, especially between two columns.
- An internal recess; a compartment or area surrounded on three sides.
- The distance between two supports in a vault or building with a pitched roof.
- Each of the spaces, port and starboard, between decks, forward of the bitts, in sailing warships.
- A bay platform.
- A bay window.
- The excited howling of dogs when hunting or being attacked.
- (by extension) The climactic confrontation between hunting-dogs and their prey.
- A state of being obliged to face an antagonist or a difficulty, when escape has become impossible.
- To howl.
- To bark at; hence, to follow with barking; to bring or drive to bay.
- To pursue noisily, like a pack of hounds.
- A brown colour/color of the coat of some horses.
- A horse of this color.
- Of a reddish-brown colour (especially of horses).
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 BAY
- Botany or Coos
- Hudson, for one
- __ of Biscay
- Hound sound
- Reddish-brown horse
- A bridge may span it
- Do a moonlight serenade?
- Cargo compartment
- Howl at the moon
- Hudson ___
More clues leading to the result SLEEPER
- 1973 Woody Allen film
- Longshot winner
- Allen farce
- Certain train car
- Surprise success
- Unexpected film success
- 1973 Woody Allen comedy
- Dark horse
- Surprise hit
- '73 Woody Allen film
More clues leading to the result ROAN
- Chestnut horse
- Colorful horse
- Colt color
- Equine color
- Horse of a certain color
- Sorrel
- Horse color
- Brown-and-white horse, e.g.
- Colorful mount
- Bookbinding material
More clues leading to the result UNDERDOG
- Truman vis-à-vis Dewey, in 1948
- Cinderella team
- Long shot
- Upset winner
- Person expected to lose
- The odds are against him.
- Potential loser.
- Prospective also-ran
- Dark horse
- David, as against Goliath
More clues leading to the result DUN
- Demand payment
- Hound
- Hound for money
- Pester for payment
- Demand payment from
- Press for payment
- Brownish-gray
- Grayish brown
- Pester about payment
- Grayish-brown