The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SHORN which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2020.
Fleeced crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SHORN | 56 % | 5 |
| HOSED | 10 % | 5 |
| WOOLEN | 8 % | 6 |
| ROOKED | 8 % | 6 |
| GOUGED | 3 % | 6 |
| BLED | 3 % | 4 |
| COZENED | 3 % | 7 |
| SHEARED | 3 % | 7 |
| STUNG | 3 % | 5 |
| ROBBED | 3 % | 6 |
| SKINNED | 3 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Fleeced
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- shorn
- swindled
- hoodwinked
- defrauded
- duped
- bamboozled
- gulled
- extorted
- suckered
- conned
- snookered
- fattened
Crossword Answer definitions
SHORN verb- To cut, originally with a sword or other bladed weapon, now usually with shears, or as if using shears.
- To remove the fleece from a sheep etc by clipping.
- To deform because of forces pushing in opposite directions.
- To transform by displacing every point in a direction parallel to some given line by a distance proportional to the point’s distance from the line.
- To make a vertical cut in the coal.
- To reap, as grain.
- To deprive of property; to fleece.
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 SHORN
- Clipped
- Sheared
- Cut off
- De-wooled
- Fleeced
- Clipped, as sheep
- Cut
- Trimmed of wool
- Relieved of wool
- Back from the barber
More clues leading to the result HOSED
- Off or down preceder
- ____ down (watered)
- Taken out
- Cheated, slangily
- Cheated, in slang
- Worked on the deck
- Swindled
- Cheated, so to speak
- Tricked, slangily
- Doused, firefighter-style
More clues leading to the result WOOLEN
- Fleeced
- Like a balaclava
- Like many sweaters
- Like a Tam-o'-shanter, for example
- Like some mittens
- Like some sweaters
- Fleecy
- Like traditional balaclavas
- Like many warm sweaters
- Like some scarves
More clues leading to the result ROOKED
More clues leading to the result GOUGED
- Overcharged like crazy
- Dug out
- Overcharged illegally
- Overcharged
- Scooped out
- Defrauded: Colloq.
- Made grooves in.
- Used a chisel
- Fleeced
- Overcharged but good
More clues leading to the result BLED
- Ran in the wash
- Ran, as colors
- Ran, as in the laundry
- Drained of resources
- Ran
- Needed styptic
- Ran under water?
- Extorted from
- Extorted money from
- Seeped
More clues leading to the result COZENED
More clues leading to the result SHEARED
- Clipped a sheep
- Shaved sheep
- Buzzed, say
- Cut like a wool coat
- Cut short
- Clipped, as wool
- Did some wool gathering
- Cut off, as wool
- Cut
- Gathered wool
More clues leading to the result STUNG
- Attacked by jellyfish
- Conned
- Taken aback
- Bitten by a bug
- Made smart?
- Insulted
- Wounded by a wasp
- Attacked, bee-style
- Overcharged
- Smarted
More clues leading to the result ROBBED
- Embezzled
- Took a picture, perhaps
- Ripped off
- Held up
- Took the wrong way?
- Stuck up
- Took wrongly
- This Robin Hood did.
- "We wuz ___!"
- Cheated