The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word BESET which also is the latest solution we found used in Boston Globe in 2014.
Hem in crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| BESET | 43 % | 5 |
| GIRD | 28 % | 4 |
| ENCLOSE | 18 % | 7 |
| STRAITEN | 5 % | 8 |
| BESIEGE | 3 % | 7 |
| RESTRICT | 3 % | 8 |
| ENGIRD | 3 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Hem in
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- surround
- besiege
- beleaguer
- circumvent
- beset
- hem up
- shut in
- inbind
- incarcerate
- close down
- shut
- encircle
Crossword Answer definitions
BESET verb- To surround or hem in.
- (sometimes figurative) To attack or assail, especially from all sides.
- To decorate something with jewels etc.
- Of a ship, to get trapped by ice.
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 BESET
- Plague
- Worry
- Assail
- Attack from all directions
- Under siege
- Harass
- Under attack
- Widely assailed
- Harried
- Hem in
More clues leading to the result GIRD
- Encircle
- Fortify
- Surround
- __ one's loins
- Prepare, as one's loins
- Reinforce
- Equip with a belt
- Put a belt on
- Tighten
- Strengthen
More clues leading to the result ENCLOSE
- Fence in
- Wall off
- Stuff into an envelope
- Hem in
- Include in the envelope
- Place in an envelope
- Fence off
- Put in the envelope
- Put inside
- Wrap
More clues leading to the result STRAITEN
- Put into difficulties
- Create financial trouble for
- Contract.
- Confine.
- Make narrow.
- Restrict as to finances.
- Restrict in range
- Confine
- Hamper
- Hem in
More clues leading to the result BESIEGE
- Surround, in a way
- Surround, as in battle
- Assail
- Harry
- Hound
- Surround with troops
- Surround
- Harass, as with questions
- Overwhelm
- Hound endlessly