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 Newsday in 2013.
Folklore figure crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
---|---|---|
GNOME | 32 % | 5 |
OGRE | 32 % | 4 |
TROLL | 21 % | 5 |
FAIRY | 5 % | 5 |
LEPRECHAUN | 5 % | 10 |
PIXY | 5 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Folklore figure
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- ogre
- troll
- gnome
- pixy
- fairy
- leprechaun
- golem
- giant
- ogress
- imp
- lilith
- ali
Crossword Answer definitions
GNOME noun- A brief reflection or maxim; a pithy saying.
- (magic, Rosicrucianism) An elemental (spirit or corporeal creature associated with a classical element) associated with earth.
- (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.
- A dwarf; a goblin; a person of small stature or misshapen features, or of strange appearance.
- The northern pygmy owl, Glaucidium gnoma, a small owl of the western United States.
- A small statue of a dwarf-like character, often bearded, placed in a garden.
- An upper atmospheric optical phenomenon associated with thunderstorms, a compact blue starter.
- 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 OGRE
- Brutish one
- Fairy tale baddie
- Fairy tale denizen
- Fairy-tale villain
- Hideous fellow
- Monster
- Monster of folklore
- Mythical meanie
- Fairy-tale baddie
- Fiend
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 FAIRY
- Magical being
- Dust spreader
- Scatterer of dust
- Tinker Bell, say
- Sprite
- Wee wand wielder
- One of the little people
- Baby-tooth taker
- Oberon follower
- Pixie dust strewer
More clues leading to the result LEPRECHAUN
- Jigger?
- Favorite gold-seeking sprite
- Little green man?
- Little old man of folklore.
- Shoemaker of folklore.
- Goblin in green
- Og of "Finian's Rainbow," e.g.
- Fabled [circled letters]-hiding trickster
- Folklore figure
- Irish imp