Answer to "Hard-to-read writing" crossword clue

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word SCRAWL which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 2019.

Hard-to-read writing crossword clue answers

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

Answer	Likelyness	Letters
SCRAWL	50 %	6
CIPHER	25 %	6
CODE	25 %	4

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Hard-to-read writing

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

• scrawl
• cipher
• code
• rune
• head
• readability
• scribbler
• literate
• readable
• scrawler
• cramping
• cramps

Crossword Answer definitions

SCRAWL noun

1. Irregular, possibly illegible handwriting.
2. A hastily or carelessly written note etc.
3. Writing that lacks literary merit.
4. A broken branch of a tree.
5. The young of the dog-crab.

SCRAWL verb

1. To write something hastily or illegibly.
2. To write in an irregular or illegible manner.
3. To write unskilfully and inelegantly.

SCRAWL verb

1. To creep; crawl; (by extension) to swarm with crawling things

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 SCRAWL

• Doctor's note?
• Write illegibly
• Illegible signature
• Example of poor penmanship
• Hardly elegant writing
• Write carelessly
• Messy handwriting
• It's hard to read
• Hard-to-read writing
• Poor penmanship

More clues leading to the result CIPHER

• "Zxbrgd," probably
• O
• 0, or a code
• Secret code
• See 22 Across
• Go figure
• Written code
• Coded message
• Thing to be cracked
• Coded writing

More clues leading to the result CODE

• Cryptogram
• Zip ___
• Omert... or bushido
• Word with 16A
• Word with bar or dress
• Omerta or bushido
• ___ of silence (what a snitch breaks)
• "The Da Vinci ___"
• Programmer's output
• Web developer's output