The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word TAR which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2022.
Gob crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TAR | 61 % | 3 |
| SEAMAN | 6 % | 6 |
| SALT | 6 % | 4 |
| SAILOR | 6 % | 6 |
| TON | 6 % | 3 |
| SCAD | 4 % | 4 |
| LOT | 2 % | 3 |
| SEADOG | 2 % | 6 |
| SWAB | 2 % | 4 |
| SEAFARER | 2 % | 8 |
| WAD | 2 % | 3 |
| SWABBY | 2 % | 6 |
| TARPOT | 2 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Gob
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- jack-tar
- tar
- old salt
- mariner
- seafarer
- seaman
- sea dog
- lump
- wad
- dead
- sailor
- government
Crossword Answer definitions
TAR noun- (usually uncountable) A black, oily, sticky, viscous substance, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons derived from organic materials such as wood, peat, or coal.
- Coal tar.
- A solid residual byproduct of tobacco smoke.
- A sailor, because of the traditional tarpaulin clothes.
- Black tar, a form of heroin.
- To coat with tar.
- To besmirch.
- A program for archiving files, common on Unix systems.
- A file produced by such a program.
- To create a tar archive.
- A Persian long-necked, waisted instrument, shared by many cultures and countries in the Middle East and the Caucasus.
- A single-headed round frame drum originating in North Africa and the Middle East.
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 TAR
- Black gunk
- Defile
- Highway-crew need
- Macadam material
- Pitch
- Pitch yielder
- Roofing material
- Seafarer
- Sticky black stuff
- __ Heel (North Carolinian)
More clues leading to the result SEAMAN
- Nellie Bly
- Tar
- On the water
- "Master and Commander" extra
- "Able" military figure
- Navy recruit
- Hand on deck
- Landlubber's opposite
- Mariner
- Queeg or Queequeg
More clues leading to the result SALT
- NaCI
- NaCl
- Seadog
- Skeptic's grain
- 1972 pact
- Popcorn add-on
- Pretzel topper
- Season
- Soluble compound
- It melts the ice
More clues leading to the result SAILOR
- Shore-leave taker
- Tar
- "Heave ho" giver, perhaps
- Crew member
- Hand on deck
- Popeye, for one
- Junk man?
- Salt
- Popeye or Bluto
- ___ Moon (anime series)
More clues leading to the result TON
- Coal delivery unit
- Bricks unit?
- Metric __ (1,000 kilos)
- Metric or long
- Weight unit
- Whole bunch
- Won __ soup
- Heavy weight
- Semi unit
- Suffix with simple or single
More clues leading to the result SCAD
- Carangid fish
- Mackerel
- Huge amount
- A whole lot
- Big batch
- Warm-water fish
- Whole slew
- Large amount
- Tropical fish
- Fish also called a goggle-eye
More clues leading to the result LOT
- Real estate parcel
- Realty unit
- Building site
- Fate
- Kit and caboodle
- Paramount workplace
- Realtor's offering
- Sodom evacuee
- The ___ (all)
- Word with job or odd
More clues leading to the result SEADOG
- Popeye, for one
- Seasoned salt?
- Old salt
- Veteran sailor
- Experienced sailor
- Salt
- Grizzled gob
- Seasoned sailor
- "Pequod" crewman
- Skilled sailor
More clues leading to the result SWAB
- Cotton ball
- He may be on deck
- Mop, as the deck
- Clean the deck
- Sea dog
- Wipe up
- Tar
- Q-tip
- Mariner's mop
- Clean with a mop
More clues leading to the result SEAFARER
- Mariner
- Columbus, e.g.
- Old salt
- Early explorer, of necessity
- Sinbad, for one
- Jason, for one
- Sailor
- McGinty, for instance.
- Sailor.
- Conrad, as a young man.
More clues leading to the result WAD
- Roll of bills
- Bankroll
- Chunk
- Big spender's stash
- Helping of Big League Chew
- Mouthful of gum
- Used tissue shape
- Walletful
- Stick of gum, eventually
- Some gum