The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word PAWED which also is the latest solution we found used in Washington Post in 2010.
Handled badly? crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PAWED | 50 % | 5 |
| MISDID | 50 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Handled badly?
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- misused
- bungle
- maul
- address
- addressed
- addressing
- badminton
- batch
- bill
- cumbersome
- derby
- dipper
Crossword Answer definitions
PAWED verb- (of an animal) To go through something (such as a garbage can) with paws.
- (of an animal) To gently push on something with a paw.
- (of an animal) To draw the forefoot along the ground; to beat or scrape with the forefoot.
- (by extension) To touch someone in a sexual way.
- (by extension) To clumsily dig through something.
- To flatter.
- Having (a specified kind or number of) paws.
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 PAWED
- Handled roughly
- Wasn't gentle with
- Handled clumsily
- "Knocked" on the door, like Lassie
- Treated roughly
- Touched crudely
- Played with, cat-style
- Poked at like a cat
- Emulated a 41-Down
- Poked, puma-style