The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SEEK , but the solution may also be FIND which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in USA Today).
Ferret out crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SEEK | 25 % | 4 |
| DIGUP | 15 % | 5 |
| FIND | 15 % | 4 |
| SMOKE | 10 % | 5 |
| PRY | 10 % | 3 |
| DETECT | 5 % | 6 |
| LOCATE | 5 % | 6 |
| SUSS | 5 % | 4 |
| UNCOVER | 5 % | 7 |
| UNEARTH | 5 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Ferret out
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- ferret
- root out
- dig out
- smell out
- sniff out
- seek out
- scent out
- find
- puzzle out
- scout out
- ferk
- hunt out
Crossword Answer definitions
SEEK noun- The operation of navigating through a stream.
- To try to find; to look for; to search for.
- To ask for; to solicit; to beseech.
- To try to acquire or gain; to strive after; to aim at.
- To go, move, travel (in a given direction).
- To try to reach or come to; to go to; to resort to.
- To attempt, endeavour, try
- To navigate through a stream.
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 SEEK
- Delve into
- Look for
- Search for
- Hunt
- Go for
- Hide's partner
- Participate in a kids' game
- Try to find
- Hunt for
- Go after
More clues leading to the result DIGUP
- Discover, in a way
- Unearth
- Find, as artifacts
- Excavate
- Find
- Discover
- Find, as clues
- Find, as facts
- Uncover, as information
- Expose
More clues leading to the result FIND
- Do a word search
- Survey's result
- Diamond in the rough
- Locate or recover
- Artifact, to an archaeologist
- Solve a word search
- Come across
- Discovery
- Come upon
- Discover
More clues leading to the result SMOKE
- Preserve meat
- Tennessee Williams' "Summer and ___"
- Combustion evidence
- What it went up in
- Parliament output
- Pre-telegraphic signal
- Fire sign?
- Fire giveaway
- Fireworks-show byproduct
- Cloud contents, perhaps
More clues leading to the result PRY
- Be a busybody
- Snoop
- Use a lever
- Lever
- Use (as a lever)
- Apply leverage
- Be a snoop
- Butt in
- Get too personal
- Meddle
More clues leading to the result DETECT
- Emulate Ellery
- Ascertain
- Sniff out, perhaps
- Espy
- Make out
- Do gumshoe's work
- What gumshoes do
- Imitate Ellery Queen
- Discover
- Do a private eye's job
More clues leading to the result LOCATE
More clues leading to the result SUSS
- Puzzle (out)
- Figure (out)
- Figure (out), in British slang
- Figure, in British slang
- ___ out (understand)
- Figure (out), in slang
- Dope (out)
- Puzzle (out), in slang
- Work (out)
- __ 22-Across: solve