The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word MINK , but the solution may also be SABLE which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in LA Times).
Ferret's cousin crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| MINK | 30 % | 4 |
| ERMINE | 20 % | 6 |
| SABLE | 10 % | 5 |
| MONGOOSE | 10 % | 8 |
| WEASEL | 10 % | 6 |
| STOAT | 10 % | 5 |
| POLECAT | 10 % | 7 |
Why may SABLE be the right solution?
SABLE is the right solution because a ferret and a sable are both members of the weasel family.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Ferret's cousin
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- ferret
- business
- roots
- ermine
- polecat
- sable
- stoat
- weasel
- mongoose
- seek
- otter
- albino
Crossword Answer definitions
MINK noun- (plural mink or minks) Any of various semi-aquatic, carnivorous mammals in the Mustelinae subfamily, similar to weasels, with dark fur, native to Europe and America, of which two species in different genera are extant: the American mink (Neovison vison) and the European mink (Mustela lutreola).
- (plural mink) The fur or pelt of a mink, used to make apparel.
- (plural minks) An article of clothing made of mink.
- (plural minks) An individual with poor personal hygiene; a smelly person.
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 MINK
- Fancy fur
- Furry mammal
- Fur-beating animal
- Expensive wrap
- Stole stuff?
- Sugar daddy's gift, perhaps
- Stole stuff
- Stole material
- Ermine cousin
- Weasellike creature
More clues leading to the result ERMINE
- Royal robe trim
- Weasel in winter
- Fur for a king
- Northern weasel
- Weasel fur
- Winter weasel
- Mink alternative
- White fur
- Fine fur
- He's a weasel
More clues leading to the result SABLE
- Mercury model
- Weasel hunted for its fur
- Fine fur
- Costly fur
- Dark brown shade
- Black fur
- Rena Mero's WWF pseudonym
- Marten's coat
- Marten's fur
- Variety of black
More clues leading to the result MONGOOSE
- Nemesis of a cobra
- Cobra-killing carnivore
- Kipling's Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
- Cobra predator
- Cobra killer
- Rikki-tikki-tavi.
- Cobra adversary.
- Ferretlike animal.
- Ferret's cousin
- Mammal with a birdlike name
More clues leading to the result WEASEL
- It may go "pop"
- Sneak
- Mink or ermine
- Sneaky person
- Stool pigeon
- Turncoat
- Underhanded sort
- Ermine, for one
- Critter in a pop song?
- Sneaky sort
More clues leading to the result STOAT
- Brown ermine
- Summer weasel
- Ermine
- Summer ermine
- Short tail weasel
- Weasel that's an invasive species
- Weasel relative
- Mink kin
- Big ermine
- Brown-coated ermine