The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SNAG , but the solution may also be RUB which is one of the most recent solution (2022 in New York Times).
Difficulty crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SNAG | 24 % | 4 |
| RUB | 21 % | 3 |
| ADO | 16 % | 3 |
| RIGOR | 12 % | 5 |
| SCRAPE | 7 % | 6 |
| NODUS | 3 % | 5 |
| HOLE | 3 % | 4 |
| TOUGHNUTTOCRACK | 2 % | 15 |
| HARDSHIP | 2 % | 8 |
| SPOT | 2 % | 4 |
| HASSLE | 2 % | 6 |
| TROUBLE | 2 % | 7 |
| STRAIT | 2 % | 6 |
| ONEROUSNESS | 2 % | 11 |
| HOTWATER | 2 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Difficulty
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- difficultness
- trouble
- difficile
- difficult
- problem
- nodus
- challenging
- problematic
- hardship
- arduousness
- arduous
- predicament
Crossword Answer definitions
SNAG noun- A stump or base of a branch that has been lopped off; a short branch, or a sharp or rough branch.
- A dead tree that remains standing.
- A tree, or a branch of a tree, fixed in the bottom of a river or other navigable water, and rising nearly or quite to the surface, by which boats are sometimes pierced and sunk.
- (by extension) Any sharp protuberant part of an object, which may catch, scratch, or tear other objects brought into contact with it.
- A tooth projecting beyond the others; a broken or decayed tooth.
- A problem or difficulty with something.
- A pulled thread or yarn, as in cloth.
- One of the secondary branches of an antler.
- To catch or tear (e.g. fabric) upon a rough surface or projection.
- To damage or sink (a vessel) by collision; said of a tree or branch fixed to the bottom of a navigable body of water and partially submerged or rising to just beneath the surface.
- To fish by means of dragging a large hook or hooks on a line, intending to impale the body (rather than the mouth) of the target.
- To obtain or pick up (something).
- To stealthily steal with legerdemain prowess (something).
- To cut the snags or branches from, as the stem of a tree; to hew roughly.
- A light meal.
- A sausage.
- A goal.
- A misnaged, an opponent to Chassidic Judaism (more likely modern, for cultural reasons).
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 SNAG
- Glitch
- Hidden obstacle
- Unforeseen obstacle
- Unforseen problem
- Cause of a run
- Hangup in the negotiations
- Hoisery mishap
- Run producer
- Stocking spoiler
- Unforseen obstacle
More clues leading to the result RUB
- Spice massaged onto raw food
- Try to work the knots out of, as a muscle
- Tug partner
- Massage
- "Ay, there's the ___"
- Get the knots out of, say
- Predicament
- Spa selection
- Source of irritation
- Abrade
More clues leading to the result ADO
More clues leading to the result RIGOR
- Severity
- Sterness
- Attention to detail
- Accuracy
- Discipline
- Difficulty
- Austerity
- Laxity's opposite
- Exactitude
- Strictness
More clues leading to the result SCRAPE
- Predicament
- Pickle
- Awkward situation
- Eke
- Abrasion
- ___ up (gather with difficulty)
- Embarrassing situation
- Jam or pickle
- Kid's frequent knee injury
- Clear of snow, as a windshield
More clues leading to the result NODUS
- Complication
- Knotty situation
- Knotty spot
- Knotty problem
- Knotty situation?
- Difficult situation
- Knot.
- Difficulty.
- Difficult point
- Tricky situation
More clues leading to the result HOLE
- Bob Hope Classic target
- Duffer's target
- Golfer's target
- Ozone-level decrease
- Aperture
- Donut center
- Hollow space
- Cavity
- Tiger's target
- Mole hangout
More clues leading to the result TOUGHNUTTOCRACK
- Difficult task
- Poser
- Baffling problem
- One who's not easily convinced
- Baffler
- It's pretty challenging
- Squirrel's headache?
- Hard problem
- Difficulty
- Heck of a puzzle
More clues leading to the result HARDSHIP
- Frigid winter, to a pioneer
- Tough time
- Difficulty
- Suffering
- Common Dickensian situation.
- Cause of suffering.
- Rainy day concomitant.
- Privation
- What Alger boys endure
- Trouble
More clues leading to the result SPOT
- Dalmatian's name?
- Dry-cleaner's target
- Good name for a leopard?
- It may be soft or sweet
- Locale
- TV commercial
- "See __ run"
- Dick and Jane's dog
- Dick's dog
- Pet's name
More clues leading to the result HASSLE
- Botheration
- Bug
- Altercate
- Discompose
- Talking to customer service, typically
- Pain in the neck
- Big runaround
- Major headache
- Real pain in the ass
- Squabble
More clues leading to the result TROUBLE
- Problems
- "The ___ With Harry" (Hitchcock film)
- Difficulty
- Bother
- Hot water
- Woe
- Misfortune
- Hot water, so to speak
- Make an extra effort
- Be a bother to
More clues leading to the result STRAIT
- C&W's George
- ____ of Magellan
- See 30-Across
- Isthmus
- Cook or Bering
- Funnel for ships
- Country singer George
- Bottleneck in the blue
- Narrow nautical passage
- Narrow waterway