The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word FEMALE , but the solution may also be WOMANLY which is one of the most recent solution (2005 in New York Times).
Distaff crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| FEMALE | 33 % | 6 |
| WOMEN | 33 % | 5 |
| WOMANLY | 33 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Distaff
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- female
- feminine
- spindle
- swains
- spinnings
- maidens
- womenfolk
- helpmates
- helpmeets
- menfolk
- housewifely
- floozies
Crossword Answer definitions
FEMALE noun- One of the female (feminine) sex or gender.
- Belonging to the sex which typically produces eggs (ova), or to the gender which is typically associated with it.
- Characteristic of this sex/gender. (Compare feminine, womanly.)
- Tending to lead to or regulate the development of sexual characteristics typical of this sex.
- (grammar, less common than 'feminine') Feminine; of the feminine grammatical gender.
- Having an internal socket, as in a connector or pipe fitting.
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 FEMALE
- Sow or doe
- Mare or doe
- She
- Ewe
- Vixen or tigress
- Like George in the Nancy Drew series
- Doe, sow, or hen
- Cow or hen or sow or pen
- Like a jenny or vixen
- Sex, about half the time
More clues leading to the result WOMEN
- Group of females
- Michael Learned and Gene Tierney
- "Only ___ Bleed" (1975 Alice Cooper hit)
- Birth day parties?
- Quip, part 3
- They make deliveries
- ERA beneficiaries
- U.S. voters since 1920
- English 86 Down
- Gynophobe's fear