The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word BAYS which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2017.
Dark horses crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| BAYS | 50 % | 4 |
| SLEEPERS | 38 % | 8 |
| BLACKS | 13 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Dark horses
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- underdogs
- underdog
- contenders
- wild card
- wildcards
- unknowns
- wildcard
- underrated
- prospects
- unheralded
- darkies
- honorable mention
Crossword Answer definitions
BAYS 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.
- Baize.
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 BAYS
- Baffin and Buzzards
- Hound sounds
- Hudson and Baffin
- Serenades the moon
- Large coves
- Howls at the moon
- Howls like a hound
- Howls
- Slots at a loading dock
- Baffin and Biscayne
More clues leading to the result SLEEPERS
- Dr. Denton's
- Long shots
- Unexpected successes
- Dr. Dentons
- Dark horses
- Certain train segments
- Unexpected hits
- Baby's nightwear
- Ones in dreamland
- Pullman cars