The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word FANNED , but the solution may also be SOWED which is one of the most recent solution (2022 in Wall Street Journal).
Fomented crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| FANNED | 25 % | 6 |
| STIRREDUP | 25 % | 9 |
| BREWED | 25 % | 6 |
| SOWED | 25 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Fomented
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- stir up
- agitate
- boosted
- encouraged
- exacerbated
- fostered
- fueled
- fuelled
- furthered
- incited
- instigated
- promoted
Crossword Answer definitions
FANNED verb- To blow air on (something) by means of a fan (hand-held, mechanical or electrical) or otherwise.
- To slap (a behind, especially).
- (usually to fan out) To move or spread in multiple directions from one point, in the shape of a hand-held fan.
- To dispel by waving a hand-held fan.
- To perform a maneuver that involves flicking the top rear of an old-style gun.
- (metaphoric) To invigorate, like flames when fanned.
- To winnow grain.
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 FANNED
- Struck out
- Struck out, in baseball
- Agitated
- Spread out
- Fomented
- Stimulated.
- What Casey did.
- Struck out.
- Spread (out).
- Swung and missed
More clues leading to the result STIRREDUP
More clues leading to the result BREWED
- Arose, as a storm
- Prepared, as coffee
- Made beer
- Prepared, as tea
- Prepared, as beer
- Prepared tea
- Like beer or tea
- Concocted.
- Made tea.
- Gathered, as a storm.