The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word TARRY , but the solution may also be LAG which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Dawdle crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TARRY | 21 % | 5 |
| LAG | 20 % | 3 |
| LOITER | 11 % | 6 |
| DALLY | 8 % | 5 |
| POKE | 5 % | 4 |
| TAKEONESTIME | 4 % | 12 |
| DELAY | 4 % | 5 |
| LOAF | 4 % | 4 |
| DILLYDALLY | 3 % | 10 |
| MOPE | 3 % | 4 |
| LOLL | 3 % | 4 |
| LOLLYGAG | 3 % | 8 |
| DRAGONESFEET | 3 % | 12 |
| WASTETIME | 1 % | 9 |
| LOSETIME | 1 % | 8 |
| MOON | 1 % | 4 |
| GOATASNAILSPACE | 1 % | 15 |
| TOY | 1 % | 3 |
| IDLE | 1 % | 4 |
| PUTTERAROUND | 1 % | 12 |
| MOSEY | 1 % | 5 |
Why may LAG be the right solution?
"Lag" means to move slowly or fall behind, which is synonymous with dawdling.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Dawdle
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- lag
- linger
- fall behind
- fall back
- dilly-dally
- loll
- idle
- delay
- mosey
- hobble
- hurry
- dawdlers
Crossword Answer definitions
TARRY noun- A sojourn.
- To delay; to be late or tardy in beginning or doing anything.
- To linger in expectation of something or until something is done or happens.
- To abide, stay or wait somewhere, especially if longer than planned.
- To stay somewhere temporarily.
- To wait for; to stay or stop for; to allow to linger.
- Resembling tar.
- Covered with tar.
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 TARRY
- Hang around
- Loiter
- Remain
- Stall for time, perhaps
- Linger
- Stick around awhile
- Be in no rush
- Linger too long
- Lollygag
- Procrastinate
More clues leading to the result LAG
- Dawdle
- Dilly dally
- Fall behind
- Act the snail
- Eightball start
- Fail to keep up
- Fall behind a GAL?
- Dilly-dally
- Problem for a gamer with slow wifi
- Word after jet or time
More clues leading to the result LOITER
- Hang around
- Kill time in public
- Lollygag
- Dillydally
- Don't make oneself useful
- Kill time
- Remain without a reason
- Hang out
- Hang, so to speak
- Mill around
More clues leading to the result DALLY
More clues leading to the result POKE
- Elbow
- Jab
- Nose into
- Place for a pig?
- Pig container?
- Make Poppin' Fresh giggle
- Facebook action
- Facebook interaction
- One way to get attention on Facebook
- Cutting remark
More clues leading to the result TAKEONESTIME
More clues leading to the result DELAY
- Put off
- Foot-dragging
- Interruption
- Airport bummer
- 117-Across downer
- Hold up
- Put on hold
- Postponement
- Airport aggravation
- Digital transmission problem
More clues leading to the result LOAF
- Bum around
- Fritter away the time
- Rye unit
- Sugar or bread follower
- Act the beach bum
- Bread's form
- Go on a staycation
- Kill time
- Bakery purchase
- Don't work much
More clues leading to the result DILLYDALLY
- Waste time
- Procrastinate
- Drag one's feet
- Loiter
- Waste time.
- Loiter.
- Waste time by delay
- Dawdle
- Take one's time
- Tarry
More clues leading to the result MOPE
- Have the blues
- Dawdle dejectedly
- Feel sorry for oneself
- Move around under a cloud
- Put on a long face
- Be a downer
- Be glum
- Sulk
- Act depressed
- Be sulky
More clues leading to the result LOLL
- Act the couch potato
- Droop
- Stretch out on the sofa
- Take it easy
- Use a hammock
- Hang around
- Be a couch potato
- Lounge about
- Chillax
- Enjoy your vacation
More clues leading to the result LOLLYGAG
More clues leading to the result DRAGONESFEET
More clues leading to the result WASTETIME
More clues leading to the result LOSETIME
- Get behind
- Fall behind
- Experience a delay
- Get stuck in traffic, say
- Be delayed.
- Go too slow.
- Dawdle
- Fall behind in a race
- Lollygag
- Move too slowly, as a watch
More clues leading to the result MOON
- Mullins of old comics
- Light for serenaders
- Ms. Zappa
- "Goodnight ___"
- Night sight
- Act dreamily
- Orbiter
- Phobos or Deimos
- 1969 landing site
- Target of 1969
More clues leading to the result GOATASNAILSPACE
- What a mollusk might do?
- Take forever
- Drag
- Dawdle
- Crawl
- Take forever, seemingly
- Inch along
- Approach the spot where the gastropod parks?
More clues leading to the result TOY
- Pekingese, e.g.
- Play object
- Shih Tzu, e.g.
- String along
- Yoyo
- Bit of kiddie litter
- Plaything
- Yo-yo or Frisbee
- Play (with), as someone's heart
- AKC category
More clues leading to the result IDLE
- Lay off
- Like some threats
- Not in use
- Not working
- Twiddling one's thumbs
- Cleese's cohort, once
- Inactive
- Like chatter, perhaps
- Run in neutral
- Unoccupied
More clues leading to the result PUTTERAROUND
- Play miniature golf?
- Do this and that
- Occupy oneself with trivial tasks
- Dawdle
- Do assorted chores
- Do a few odd jobs
- Play 18 holes of miniature golf?
- Use one club for all 18 holes?
- Occupy oneself aimlessly