The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word RETARDS which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1996.
Encumbers crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RETARDS | 25 % | 7 |
| LOADS | 25 % | 5 |
| SADDLES | 25 % | 7 |
| BURDENERS | 25 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Encumbers
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- cumber
- restrain
- constrain
- grave
- hangs
- overloads
- serious
- weighs
- emasculates
- impedes
- hinders
- constricts
Crossword Answer definitions
RETARDS noun- Retardation; delay.
- A slowing down of the tempo; a ritardando.
- A person with mental retardation.
- A person or being who is extremely stupid or slow to learn.
- To keep delaying; to continue to hinder; to prevent from progress
- To put off; to postpone.
- To be slow or dilatory to perform (something).
- To decelerate; to slow down.
- To stay back.
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 RETARDS
- Slows down
- Changes from allegro to moderato, say
- Halts, as growth
- Slows
- Impedes
- Hinders.
- Slows.
- Holds back.
- Impedes.
- Hinders
More clues leading to the result LOADS
- A bunch
- Fills up
- Laundry day sorting
- Laundry piles
- Laundry room sights
- Does some stevedoring
- Wagon fillers
- A 111-Down
- Wash-dry units
- Bank transactions
More clues leading to the result SADDLES
- Blazing __
- Tack room items
- Cowboys' seats
- Seats on stallions
- Lamb cuts
- Stable gear
- See 23-Down
- Bicycle parts
- Imposes as a burden.
- Ridges between two peaks.