The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word APE , but the solution may also be THUG which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in Wall Street Journal).
Goon crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| APE | 43 % | 3 |
| THUG | 40 % | 4 |
| HOOD | 6 % | 4 |
| GORILLA | 4 % | 7 |
| ROUGHNECK | 3 % | 9 |
| MOBSTER | 1 % | 7 |
| ENFORCER | 1 % | 8 |
| PERSIST | 1 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Goon
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- thug
- hoodlum
- lout
- punk
- tough
- toughie
- lump
- stumblebum
- clod
- lubber
- lummox
- oaf
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 THUG
More clues leading to the result HOOD
- British bonnet
- Umbrella alternative
- Cowl
- Ruffian
- Where the "Boyz" are?
- Sweatshirt part, perhaps
- Spot for an ornament
- It goes over your head
- Hooligan
- Young tough
More clues leading to the result GORILLA
- Big ape
- Bruiser
- King Kong, e.g.
- Endangered anthropoid
- Silverback, e.g.
- Goon
- Thug
- Greatest of the great apes
- Heavy-handed hooligan
- Donkey Kong, for one
More clues leading to the result ROUGHNECK
More clues leading to the result MOBSTER
- "Family" member
- Man with a moll
- Goon
- Criminal gang member
- Many a character in "The Godfather"
- Hood
- Gat wielder
- Cops' target.
- One of the "Untouchables."
- Candidate for Sing Sing.