Answer to "Folklore dwarf" crossword clue

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word GNOME which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 2016.

Folklore dwarf crossword clue answers

Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.

Answer	Likelyness	Letters
GNOME	69 %	5
TROLL	23 %	5
RUMPELSTILTSKIN	8 %	15

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Folklore dwarf

These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.

• troll
• gnome
• rumpelstiltskin
• trolling
• tom thumb
• elf
• elg
• bluebeard
• golem
• leprechaun
• lilith
• adage

Crossword Answer definitions

GNOME noun

1. A brief reflection or maxim; a pithy saying.

GNOME noun

1. (magic, Rosicrucianism) An elemental (spirit or corporeal creature associated with a classical element) associated with earth.
2. (fantasy literature) One of a race of imaginary human-like beings, usually depicted as short and typically bearded males, who inhabit the inner parts of the earth and act as guardians of mines, mineral treasure, etc.; in modern fantasy literature, when distinguished from dwarves, gnomes are usually even smaller than dwarves and more focussed on engineering than mining.
3. A dwarf; a goblin; a person of small stature or misshapen features, or of strange appearance.
4. The northern pygmy owl, Glaucidium gnoma, a small owl of the western United States.
5. A small statue of a dwarf-like character, often bearded, placed in a garden.
6. An upper atmospheric optical phenomenon associated with thunderstorms, a compact blue starter.
7. A banker, especially a secretive international one.

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 GNOME

• Subterranean dweller
• Impish being
• Dwarflike fellow
• Elf's cousin
• Garden decoration
• Lifeless garden dweller
• Underground dwarf
• Middle-earth dwarf
• Travelocity mascot
• Figure in a garden

More clues leading to the result TROLL

• Under-bridge dweller of myth
• Folk tale creature
• Fish, in a way
• Northern gnome
• Comments section annoyance
• Deliberately inflammatory poster on message boards
• Mythical monster
• Being under a bridge
• Fairy-tale monster
• 1960s fad doll

More clues leading to the result RUMPELSTILTSKIN

• Grimm name-game guy
• Spinner of lore
• Fairytale gold producer
• Fairy tale shrimp
• Folklore dwarf
• Noted spinner
• Grimm little man with elusive name.
• Figure in well-known folktale.
• Little man who made gold of straw
• Fairy tale by 5, 10 and 31 Down