The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word APE , but the solution may also be OAF which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Galoot crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| APE | 46 % | 3 |
| OAF | 18 % | 3 |
| LUG | 16 % | 3 |
| BIGAPE | 10 % | 6 |
| BOZO | 3 % | 4 |
| LOUT | 2 % | 4 |
| LUNK | 2 % | 4 |
| BABOON | 2 % | 6 |
| BOOR | 1 % | 4 |
| MUG | 1 % | 3 |
Why may LUG be the right solution?
"Lug" is a synonym for "galoot," which means a clumsy or oafish person.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Galoot
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- galloot
- lout
- lumpkin
- gomer
- lunkhead
- looby
- clodhopper
- goop
- palooka
- klutz
- clown
- lummox
Crossword Answer definitions
APE noun- A primate of the clade Hominoidea, generally larger than monkeys and distinguished from them by having no tail.
- Any such primate other than a human.
- An uncivilised person.
- One who apes; a foolish imitator.
- To behave like an ape.
- To imitate or mimic, particularly to imitate poorly.
- Wild; crazy.
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 APE
- "Going __!" (Danza bomb)
- Act like
- Brutish one
- Copy
- Lummox
- Make like
- O'Neill's "The Hairy __"
- O'Neill's hairy title character
- Rue Morgue culprit
- Aldous Huxley's "__ and Essence"
More clues leading to the result OAF
- Clod
- Lout
- No genius
- Bull in a china shop, maybe
- Bumpkin
- Galoot
- Crude dude
- Unlikely ballet dancer
- Muttonhead
- Stumblebum
More clues leading to the result LUG
- Automobile nut?
- Haul
- Tote
- Type of nut
- "Ahhh, c'mere, you big ___!"
- Schlep
- Big galoot
- Clumsy fellow
- Drag with effort
- Move by pulling
More clues leading to the result BIGAPE
More clues leading to the result BOZO
- Larry Harmon creation
- Fool
- Red-haired clown
- TV clown
- Many a politician
- Dummkopf
- Nimrod
- Yahoo
- Dunce
- Clown handle
More clues leading to the result LOUT
- Oafish one
- A large, ungainly person
- Crude one
- Boor
- Lazy sort
- Oaf
- Knuckle-dragger
- Scoundrel
- Klutz
- Awkward brute
More clues leading to the result LUNK
More clues leading to the result BABOON
- African monkey
- Mandrill, for one
- Botswana beast
- Ape cousin
- Large monkey
- Thick-furred primate
- Square-muzzled primate
- Type of baboon
- Zoo beast
- Type of monkey
More clues leading to the result BOOR
- Crude fellow
- Crude person
- Uncouth one
- Rude person
- Rude one
- Dinner party persona non grata
- Fool
- Real pig
- Yokel
- Rude dude