The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word STEW which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2019.
Fret (over) crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| STEW | 38 % | 4 |
| AGONIZE | 25 % | 7 |
| SWEAT | 25 % | 5 |
| BROODABOUT | 13 % | 10 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Fret (over)
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- fretting
- fretful
- worrying
- fretfulness
- fuss over
- worry
- fretted
- worries
- worried
- overthink
- fretfully
- handwringing
Crossword Answer definitions
STEW noun- A cooking-dish used for boiling; a cauldron.
- A heated bath-room or steam-room; also, a hot bath.
- A brothel.
- A prostitute.
- A dish cooked by stewing.
- A pool in which fish are kept in preparation for eating; a stew pond.
- An artificial bed of oysters.
- A state of agitated excitement, worry, and/or confusion.
- To cook (food) by slowly boiling or simmering.
- To brew (tea) for too long, so that the flavour becomes too strong.
- To suffer under uncomfortably hot conditions.
- To be in a state of elevated anxiety or anger.
- A steward or stewardess on an airplane.
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 STEW
- Astrologer to Elizabeth I
- Bouillabaisse
- Burgoo, e.g.
- Crockpot concoction
- Hobo fare
- Slow-cooked meal
- Worry
- Agonize over
- Bouillabaisse, for one
- Cold weather meal
More clues leading to the result AGONIZE
- Torture
- Suffer
- Sweat bullets
- Struggle (over), as a decision
- More than just worry
- Make a tough choice, with "over"
- Put forth great effort
- Torment
- Consider a tough decision, say
- Struggle painfully (over), as a decision
More clues leading to the result SWEAT
- One of a Churchillian quartet
- "No _____!"
- Hard work, metaphorically
- Tears' kin
- Worry excessively
- Have an anxiety attack
- Eccrine gland output
- Sign of stress
- Woodstock's Blood, __ & Tears
- Diaphoresis