The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word BESETS which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2019.
Hems in crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| BESETS | 43 % | 6 |
| GIRDS | 36 % | 5 |
| ENCLOSES | 7 % | 8 |
| BOXES | 7 % | 5 |
| RESTRICTS | 7 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Hems in
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- confines
- restricts
- limits
- confine
- closure
- include
- teen
- contained
- close
- coop
- close in
- bound
Crossword Answer definitions
BESETS 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 BESETS
- Is plagued (by)
- Hems in
- Harasses
- Troubles
- Attacks
- Gives, as problems
- Attacks on all sides
- Places under siege
- Lays siege to
- Plagues
More clues leading to the result GIRDS
- Binds with a belt
- Braces
- Encircles
- Stiffens
- Strengthens
- Hems in
- Prepares, as for action
- Braces (oneself)
- Binds up
- Fastens up.
More clues leading to the result ENCLOSES
- Puts a fence around
- Puts in the envelope
- Fences off
- Puts in an envelope, say
- Puts in a box
- Confines
- Shuts up
- Puts in an envelope
- Fences in.
- Walls in.
More clues leading to the result BOXES
- Some have lunch
- Swings in the ring
- Places for letters
- Fights in the ring
- Crates
- Movers' containers
- Part of a moving story?
- Mover's stack
- Factory stack
- Fights in a ring