The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word GOON , but the solution may also be AXER which is one of the most recent solution (2013 in New York Times).
Hatchet man crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| GOON | 27 % | 4 |
| FIRER | 27 % | 5 |
| AXER | 18 % | 4 |
| AXASSESSOR | 9 % | 10 |
| ASSASSIN | 9 % | 8 |
| HEWER | 9 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Hatchet man
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- iceman
- enforcer
- man-killer
- gunman
- button man
- gun-for-hire
- hitperson
- knifeman
- hatcheler
- hitter
- knifesman
- mechanic
Crossword Answer definitions
GOON noun- A thug; a usually muscular henchman with little intelligence (also known as a 'hired goon').
- A fool; someone considered silly, stupid, awkward, or outlandish.
- An enforcer or fighter.
- (WWII, PoW slang) A German guard in a prisoner-of-war camp.
- A member of the comedy web site Something Awful.
- A wine flagon or cask.
- Cheap or inferior cask wine.
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 GOON
More clues leading to the result FIRER
- Personnel director, at times
- Pink slip issuer
- Trigger man
- One with an ax?
- Pottery worker
- Pink-slip issuer
- Personnel manager, at times
- One wielding an ax?
- Kiln operator
- Canning specialist
More clues leading to the result AXER
- Lumberjack
- One imposing a burden
- Downsizer
- Ruthless boss
- Pink-slip dispenser
- The one firing
- One firing
- Pink-slip giver
- One who cans?
- Paul Bunyan, at times
More clues leading to the result AXASSESSOR
More clues leading to the result ASSASSIN
- Hit man
- Booth, for one
- Hatchet man
- *One with a contract, say
- Offer?
- Booth or Oswald
- Hired gun
- Hit man, e.g.
- Mr. or Mrs. Smith, in a 2005 film
- Brutus, for one