The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SPADE which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2022.
Digging tool crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SPADE | 79 % | 5 |
| SPUD | 11 % | 4 |
| SHOVEL | 7 % | 6 |
| LOY | 4 % | 3 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Digging tool
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- shovel
- spade
- spud
- digger
- dig
- mattock
- fork
- spades
- forking
- hoe
- pick
- hack
Crossword Answer definitions
SPADE noun- A garden tool with a handle and a flat blade for digging. Not to be confused with a shovel which is used for moving earth or other materials.
- A playing card marked with the symbol ♠.
- A black person.
- A cutting instrument used in flensing a whale.
- To turn over soil with a spade to loosen the ground for planting.
- A hart or stag three years old.
- A castrated man or animal.
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 SPADE
- Garden tool
- Detective Sam
- Fictional detective Sam
- Digging tool
- A deck king
- Bogart role in The Maltese Falcon
- Hammett hero
- "They Can Only Hang You Once" sleuth
- Groundbreaker?
- Groundbreaking instrument
More clues leading to the result SPUD
- Tater
- Potato, slangily
- Spider ___ (Mr. Potato Head tie-in toy)
- KP veggie
- Future fries
- Veggie often served twice-baked
- Eyed food
- Synonym of 66-Across
- Carb source
- P.E.I. export, slangily
More clues leading to the result SHOVEL
- Stablehand's need
- Pick's companion
- Snow remover
- Snow clearer
- Post-snowfall tool
- Move earth but not heaven
- Digging tool
- Work in the garden
- Digger's tool
- Beach toy