The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word LARVAE , but the solution may also be ROOTS which is one of the most recent solution (1992 in New York Times).
Grubs crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LARVAE | 50 % | 6 |
| ROOTS | 50 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Grubs
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- sponge
- ferret
- cadge
- chuck
- feed
- chow
- eats
- bum
- mooch
- give
- chafer
- footless
Crossword Answer definitions
LARVAE 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 LARVAE
- Maggots, e.g.
- Newly hatched insects
- Glowworms, e.g.
- Moths-to-be
- Future flies
- Grubs and maggots
- Beetles-to-be
- Caterpillars, e.g.
- Baby buggies?
- Immature insects