Answer to "Hard to hold on to" crossword clue

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word EELY which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2019.

Hard to hold on to crossword clue answers

Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.

Answer	Likelyness	Letters
EELY	88 %	4
SLIPPERY	13 %	8

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Hard to hold on to

These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.

• slippery
• elusive
• evasive
• fugitive
• gloss over
• furtive
• discreetly
• covertly
• gloss
• stealthily
• furtively
• overlook

Crossword Answer definitions

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 EELY

• Hard to hold
• Slippery
• Hard to pick up?
• Serpentlike
• Wriggling
• Hard to pin down
• Evasive
• Hard to get hold of
• Really wiggly
• Tough to hold

More clues leading to the result SLIPPERY

• Like ice-covered roads
• Apt to cause a spill
• Greasy
• Elusive
• Hard to catch
• Hard to handle
• Hard to hold on to
• Unreliable.
• Not reliable.
• Intangible.