The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word LARVA which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2023.
Grub, eg crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LARVA | 71 % | 5 |
| BAIT | 14 % | 4 |
| INSECT | 14 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Grub, eg
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- bait
- chow
- eats
- food
- freeload
- grubbed
- grubbing
- worm
- fare
- grubworm
- insect
- larva
Crossword Answer definitions
LARVA noun- An early stage of growth for some insects and amphibians, in which after hatching from their egg, insects are wingless and resemble a caterpillar or grub, and amphibians lack limbs and resemble fish.
- An animal in the aforementioned stage.
- A form of a recently born or hatched animal that is quite different from its adult stage.
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 LARVA
- Baby bug
- Cocoon spinner
- Caterpillar, e.g.
- Tiny wriggler
- Progeny unlike its parent
- Stage in entomology
- Caterpillar or maggot
- Cocoon creator
- Grub
- Metamorphosis stage
More clues leading to the result BAIT
- Minnows, perhaps
- Worms, often
- Worms, perhaps
- Fisherman's need
- Switch's partner
- Worms and such
- Troll
- Lead astray
- Night crawlers
- Goad