The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word SLY which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2023.
Guileful crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SLY | 73 % | 3 |
| WILY | 18 % | 4 |
| SNEAKY | 5 % | 6 |
| FOXY | 5 % | 4 |
Why may SLY be the right solution?
The word "sly" means cunning or deceitful, which is synonymous with the word "guileful". Therefore, "sly" is the right solution for the crossword clue "guileful".
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Guileful
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- tricksy
- cunning
- wily
- sly
- artful
- knavish
- dodgy
- crafty
- tricky
- slick
- foxy
- tempter
Crossword Answer definitions
SLY adjective- Artfully cunning; secretly mischievous; wily.
- (having a positive sense) Dexterous in performing an action, so as to escape notice
- Done with, and marked by, artful and dexterous secrecy; subtle
- Light or delicate; slight; thin.
- Slyly.
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 SLY
- Crafty
- Clever like Stallone?
- Cunning
- Like a fox
- Underhanded
- Clever like a fox
- Leader of the Family Stone
- Sneaky
- Stallone sobriquet
- Stallone, in the tabloids
More clues leading to the result WILY
- Like a fox
- Sly
- Cunning
- Full of guile
- Crafty
- Astute
- Slick
- Skillfully deceptive
- Skilled at deception
- Crazy like a fox
More clues leading to the result SNEAKY
- Surreptitous
- Like Pete
- Double-dealing
- Underhanded
- Secretive
- Furtive
- Deceitful
- Duplicitous
- Cunning
- Disingenuous