The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word GOUGE which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2025.
Dig out crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| GOUGE | 40 % | 5 |
| DEEPEN | 20 % | 6 |
| SCOOP | 20 % | 5 |
| ELICIT | 20 % | 6 |
Why may GOUGE be the right solution?
"Dig (out)" is a wordplay clue where "Dig" is a synonym for "Gouge" and "out" indicates that the answer is a verb. Therefore, the correct answer is "GOUGE."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Dig out
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- dig
- shovel out
- dig up
- excavate
- unplant
- detrench
- rake out
- get out
- take out
- dig in
- cut out
- have out
Crossword Answer definitions
GOUGE noun- Senses relating to cutting tools.
- A cut or groove, as left by a gouge or something sharp.
- (originally United States) An act of gouging.
- A cheat, a fraud; an imposition.
- An impostor.
- Soft material lying between the wall of a vein and the solid vein of ore.
- Information.
- To make a groove, hole, or mark in by scooping with or as if with a gouge.
- To cheat or impose upon; in particular, to charge an unfairly or unreasonably high price.
- To dig or scoop (something) out with or as if with a gouge; in particular, to use a thumb to push or try to push the eye (of a person) out of its socket.
- To use a gouge.
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 GOUGE
- Overcharge
- Chisel
- Swindle
- Overcharge, big time
- Goove-making tool
- Overcharge in a big way
- Overcharge but good
- Chisel relative
- Woodworking tool
- Take advantage of
More clues leading to the result DEEPEN
- Make more intense
- Become more profound
- Intensify
- Become more intense
- Get less superficial
- Get farther down
- Excavate further
- Change the channel?
- Grow more intense
- Become more complex
More clues leading to the result SCOOP
- Beat to the punch, newspaperwise
- Heavenly Hash serving
- News exclusive
- News hawk's goal
- Baskin-Robbins order
- Float necessity
- Oreo serving, say
- "Stop the presses" story
- Ice cream unit?
- Be first with the news