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 |
| DELAY | 4 % | 5 |
| LOAF | 4 % | 4 |
| TAKEONESTIME | 4 % | 12 |
| DRAGONESFEET | 3 % | 12 |
| DILLYDALLY | 3 % | 10 |
| LOLL | 3 % | 4 |
| MOPE | 3 % | 4 |
| LOLLYGAG | 3 % | 8 |
| PUTTERAROUND | 1 % | 12 |
| MOSEY | 1 % | 5 |
| WASTETIME | 1 % | 9 |
| LOSETIME | 1 % | 8 |
| MOON | 1 % | 4 |
| IDLE | 1 % | 4 |
| GOATASNAILSPACE | 1 % | 15 |
| TOY | 1 % | 3 |
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 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 TAKEONESTIME
More clues leading to the result DRAGONESFEET
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 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 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 LOLLYGAG
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
More clues leading to the result MOSEY
- Saunter
- Move along at a leisurely pace
- Go along slowly
- Walk in the Wild West
- Sashay
- Walk unhurriedly
- Amble
- Stroll
- Walk leisurely
- Shuffle
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 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 GOATASNAILSPACE
- What a mollusk might do?
- Take forever
- Drag
- Dawdle
- Crawl
- Take forever, seemingly
- Inch along
- Approach the spot where the gastropod parks?