The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word EFFORT which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2022.
Elbow grease crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| EFFORT | 44 % | 6 |
| EXERTION | 28 % | 8 |
| TOIL | 17 % | 4 |
| SWEAT | 6 % | 5 |
| TRAVAIL | 6 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Elbow grease
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- effort
- exertion
- travail
- sweat
- sweat of one's brow
- grease
- blood, sweat and tears
- labor of love
- grip
- grunt work
- grind
- nose to the grindstone
Crossword Answer definitions
EFFORT noun- The work involved in performing an activity; exertion.
- An endeavour.
- A force acting on a body in the direction of its motion.
- To make an effort.
- To strengthen, fortify or stimulate
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 EFFORT
- Earnest attempt
- Industry
- What E may be for
- Physical exertion
- Exertion
- Struggle
- Sincere attempt
- Elbow grease
- Diligence
- Good try
More clues leading to the result EXERTION
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 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