The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word TOIL , but the solution may also be GRIND which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Drudgery crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TOIL | 44 % | 4 |
| MOIL | 35 % | 4 |
| SWEAT | 5 % | 5 |
| LABOR | 4 % | 5 |
| GRIND | 4 % | 5 |
| SLAVERY | 1 % | 7 |
| TRAVAIL | 1 % | 7 |
| TOILANDMOIL | 1 % | 11 |
| TOILSOVAIN | 1 % | 10 |
| GRINS | 1 % | 5 |
| WORK | 1 % | 4 |
Why may GRIND be the right solution?
"Grind" is a synonym for "drudgery," meaning tedious and repetitive work.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Drudgery
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- plodding
- grind
- donkeywork
- chore
- duty
- travail
- toil
- moil
- divine
- drag
- tedium
- drudge
Crossword Answer definitions
TOIL noun- Labour, work, especially of a grueling nature.
- Trouble, strife.
- (usually in plural) A net or snare; any thread, web, or string spread for taking prey.
- To labour; work.
- To struggle.
- To work (something); often with out.
- To weary through excessive labour.
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 TOIL
- Work Hard
- Work like a slave
- Apply elbow grease
- Drudgery
- Grind
- Hard work
- Slave away
- Slog
- Exertion
- Pile on the overtime, e.g.
More clues leading to the result MOIL
More clues leading to the result SWEAT
- One of a Churchillian quartet
- "No _____!"
- Hard work, metaphorically
- Tears' kin
- Worry excessively
- Have an anxiety attack
- Eccrine gland output
- Sign of stress
- Woodstock's Blood, __ & Tears
- Diaphoresis
More clues leading to the result LABOR
- Party in England
- Gompers' group
- It has many contractions
- What's gone into before delivering
- Delivery challenge
- Lamaze class subject
- Huff and puff
- United workers
- Proletariat
- Serf's lot
More clues leading to the result GRIND
- Bump partner
- Laborious routine
- Dance all up (on)
- Prepare, as for a slow pour
- Rat race pace
- Workday routine
- Workaday rut
- Work as a miller
- Grate together
- Pulverize
More clues leading to the result SLAVERY
- "Up From ___," by 15 Across.
- Aïda's lowly state.
- Campaign issue for 1860.
- 1860 issue.
- Condition of servitude.
- It was abolished by Amendment XIII.
- Servitude.
- 19th century campaign issue.
- Bondage.
- Campaign issue of 1860.
More clues leading to the result TRAVAIL
More clues leading to the result TOILANDMOIL
More clues leading to the result TOILSOVAIN
More clues leading to the result GRINS
- Beams
- Class photo arrays
- Seems tickled
- Happy faces
- Cheshire smiles
- Devilish looks
- Broad smiles
- Prepares to bear it?
- Small beams
- Signs of joy