The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word OTTER , but the solution may also be PELAGE which is one of the most recent solution (2020 in New York Times).
Fur crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| OTTER | 24 % | 5 |
| SABLE | 10 % | 5 |
| ERMINE | 8 % | 6 |
| PELT | 8 % | 4 |
| SEAL | 8 % | 4 |
| MINK | 7 % | 4 |
| LAPIN | 6 % | 5 |
| COAT | 3 % | 4 |
| HAIR | 2 % | 4 |
| PERSIANLAMB | 2 % | 11 |
| MUSKRAT | 2 % | 7 |
| PELAGE | 2 % | 6 |
| HIDE | 2 % | 4 |
| MARTEN | 2 % | 6 |
| ANIMALPELT | 1 % | 10 |
| OCELOT | 1 % | 6 |
| RACCOON | 1 % | 7 |
| STOLE | 1 % | 5 |
| BEAVER | 1 % | 6 |
| MOUTON | 1 % | 6 |
| REDFOX | 1 % | 6 |
| CHINCHILLA | 1 % | 10 |
| PILE | 1 % | 4 |
| RACOON | 1 % | 6 |
| CIVET | 1 % | 5 |
| CARACUL | 1 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Fur
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- pelt
- pelage
- buff
- leather
- skin
- hair
- coat
- peeling
- wrap
- oven
- shovel
- orn
Crossword Answer definitions
OTTER noun- An aquatic or marine carnivorous mammal in the subfamily Lutrinae of the family Mustelidae, which also includes weasels, polecats, badgers, and others.
- A hairy man with a slender physique, in contrast with a bear, who is more thickset.
- Annatto (dye)
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 OTTER
- Furry swimmer
- Playful mammal
- Weasel family member
- Weasel's kin
- Web-footed mammal
- "Ring of Bright Water" pet
- Aquatic mammal
- Friend of Mole and Water Rat
- Weasel's relative
- River dweller
More clues leading to the result SABLE
- Mercury model
- Weasel hunted for its fur
- Fine fur
- Costly fur
- Dark brown shade
- Black fur
- Rena Mero's WWF pseudonym
- Marten's coat
- Marten's fur
- Variety of black
More clues leading to the result ERMINE
- Royal robe trim
- Weasel in winter
- Fur for a king
- Northern weasel
- Weasel fur
- Winter weasel
- Mink alternative
- White fur
- Fine fur
- He's a weasel
More clues leading to the result PELT
- Coonskin, e.g.
- Hunter's take
- Furrier's unit
- Hide
- Hurl
- Clobber with snowballs
- Trapper's prize
- Bombard
- Untanned skin
- Pepper, as with hail
More clues leading to the result SEAL
- "Burp" the Tupperware
- Bering Sea swimmer
- Close hermetically
- Marine Land performer
- Shut tightly
- Yeats' country
- Hallmark
- Harp or elephant
- Pod member
- Barker at Sea World
More clues leading to the result MINK
- Fancy fur
- Furry mammal
- Fur-beating animal
- Expensive wrap
- Stole stuff?
- Sugar daddy's gift, perhaps
- Stole stuff
- Stole material
- Ermine cousin
- Weasellike creature
More clues leading to the result LAPIN
- Rabbit fur
- Rabbit, to a furrier
- "Picasso at the ___ Agile" (Steve Martin play)
- Cottontail, for one
- Rabbit fur.
- Rabbit's fur.
- A rabbit or its fur.
- French rabbit.
- Fancy rabbit.
- Fur.
More clues leading to the result COAT
- Brushed-on layer
- Jacket
- Surface
- Lay it on
- Paint unit
- Winter garment
- Winter wear
- Cover
- Layer of paint
- Dog covering
More clues leading to the result HAIR
- "Aquarius" musical
- Barber's concern
- Head topper
- Slightest of margins
- Stuffing for a mattress
- 1967 rock musical
- Source of Samson's strength
- 1968 rock musical
- It grows on you
- Rock musical
More clues leading to the result PERSIANLAMB
More clues leading to the result MUSKRAT
- Aquatic rodent
- Rodent in a Captain & Tennille tune
- "___ Love" (1976 Captain & Tennille hit)
- Marsh denizen
- Aquatic mammal
- Fur-bearing rodent.
- Fur.
- Aquatic animal.
- Louis Armstrong hit "_____ Ramble"
- Word in a Captain and Tennille title
More clues leading to the result PELAGE
- Animal coat
- Animal hair
- Wool, fur, hair, etc.
- Hair, fur, etc.
- Furry coat.
- Mammal's fur, wool or hair
- Animal fur
- Mammalian covering
- Hair
- Hairy covering
More clues leading to the result HIDE
- Hair's partner
- _____-and-seek
- Store away
- ___-and-seek
- Animal skin
- Go underground
- Pelt
- Tannery skin
- Participate in a kids' game
- "He's coming!"
More clues leading to the result MARTEN
- Weasel's relative
- Weasel family member
- Sable kin
- Weasel's cousin
- Weasel-like carnivore
- Weasel relative
- Weaselly critter
- Dark-furred carnivore
- Mink relative
- Glossy-coated tree dweller
More clues leading to the result ANIMALPELT
More clues leading to the result OCELOT
- Spotted cat
- Spotted feline
- American cat
- It's spotted at a zoo
- Tiger's cousin
- Endangered cat
- Spotted wildcat
- Leopard kin
- Cousin of 48-Down
- Striped and spotted wildcat
More clues leading to the result RACCOON
- Coati cousin
- Okefenokee denizen
- Masked omnivore
- "Masked" scavenger
- Origin of Daniel Boone's cap
- Critter with a mask
- Bandit, whom Steven Tyler would likely feed fruits, vegetables, poultry, and fish
- Rocky of song
- Masked critter
- Rocky in a Beatles title
More clues leading to the result STOLE
- Pinched
- Basilica garment
- Pilfered
- Shoulder scarf
- Crept
- Got for free
- Picked up something hot?
- Long fur scarf
- Neckpiece
- Palmed a fur?
More clues leading to the result BEAVER
- Jerry Mathers, once
- See 17-Across
- Oregon State mascot
- Lodge builder
- Rodent that gives a dam?
- Dam maker
- Animal on the back of the Canadian nickel
- Oregonian
- Busy type
- Jerry Mathers role in '50s-'60s TV
More clues leading to the result MOUTON
- Château ___ Rothschild
- Processed sheepskin
- Sheep: Fr.
- Popular fur for coats.
- Sheep: French.
- Hardy fur.
- Fur.
- Imitation sealskin
- Sheepskin
- Alternative to boeuf or poulet
More clues leading to the result REDFOX
More clues leading to the result CHINCHILLA
- Prized rodent
- Something "fine" at a dinner party / Stole stuff, maybe
- Furry South American rodent
- Bushy-tailed rodent
- Furry rodent.
- Fur.
- Facial fur?
- Fur source
- South American rodent with soft, dense fur
- Pearly-gray fur
More clues leading to the result PILE
- Heap
- Huge amount
- Kind of driver
- Compost heap, e.g.
- Rug feature
- Carpet component
- __ driver
- A carpet may have a deep one
- Dirty clothes in a messy room, probably
- Nor'easter accumulation
More clues leading to the result RACOON
- Coati's cousin: Var.
- Masked tree-dwelling "bandit":Var.
- Collegiate coat.
- Fur.
- Fur: Var.
- Football fur: Var.
- Nocturnal animal: Var.
- Masked mammal
- Omnivorous nocturnal mammal (Var.)
More clues leading to the result CIVET
- Catlike creature
- "Cat" with a stink
- Musky catlike critter
- Musky mammal
- Musky cat
- Catlike Asian carnivore
- Catlike carnivore with a spotted coat
- Catlike carnivore
- Musk maker
- Musk producer