The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SNAG , but the solution may also be IMPEDIMENT which is one of the most recent solution (2019 in Universal uClick).
Hindrance crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SNAG | 19 % | 4 |
| LET | 16 % | 3 |
| DRAG | 13 % | 4 |
| CRIMP | 9 % | 5 |
| IMPEDIMENT | 6 % | 10 |
| DRAWBACK | 6 % | 8 |
| STOP | 3 % | 4 |
| CRAMP | 3 % | 5 |
| RUB | 3 % | 3 |
| DETERRENT | 3 % | 9 |
| REIN | 3 % | 4 |
| DETERMENT | 3 % | 9 |
| CONSTRAINT | 3 % | 10 |
| STAY | 3 % | 4 |
| CLOG | 3 % | 4 |
| DELAYER | 3 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Hindrance
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- impediment
- handicap
- interference
- preventive
- encumbrance
- incumbrance
- deterrent
- interfering
- preventative
- hitch
- setback
- impede
Crossword Answer definitions
SNAG noun- A stump or base of a branch that has been lopped off; a short branch, or a sharp or rough branch.
- A dead tree that remains standing.
- A tree, or a branch of a tree, fixed in the bottom of a river or other navigable water, and rising nearly or quite to the surface, by which boats are sometimes pierced and sunk.
- (by extension) Any sharp protuberant part of an object, which may catch, scratch, or tear other objects brought into contact with it.
- A tooth projecting beyond the others; a broken or decayed tooth.
- A problem or difficulty with something.
- A pulled thread or yarn, as in cloth.
- One of the secondary branches of an antler.
- To catch or tear (e.g. fabric) upon a rough surface or projection.
- To damage or sink (a vessel) by collision; said of a tree or branch fixed to the bottom of a navigable body of water and partially submerged or rising to just beneath the surface.
- To fish by means of dragging a large hook or hooks on a line, intending to impale the body (rather than the mouth) of the target.
- To obtain or pick up (something).
- To stealthily steal with legerdemain prowess (something).
- To cut the snags or branches from, as the stem of a tree; to hew roughly.
- A light meal.
- A sausage.
- A goal.
- A misnaged, an opponent to Chassidic Judaism (more likely modern, for cultural reasons).
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 SNAG
- Glitch
- Hidden obstacle
- Unforeseen obstacle
- Unforseen problem
- Cause of a run
- Hangup in the negotiations
- Hoisery mishap
- Run producer
- Stocking spoiler
- Unforseen obstacle
More clues leading to the result LET
- Allow
- Court call
- Hire out
- Lease
- Pig tail?
- Rented
- The Beatles' "____ It Be"
- Wimbledon call
- __ down (disappoint)
- Tennis do-over
More clues leading to the result DRAG
- Race, in a way
- Tow along
- Wind resistance
- Trail along
- Outfit with heels, often
- Pull along
- Burlesque routine
- Last too long
- Haul
- Kind of race
More clues leading to the result CRIMP
- Use a curling iron
- Fold
- Make corrugated
- Pinch together
- Put a ___ in (interfere with)
- Hamper
- Make wavy
- Pinch and press, as pie crust edges
- Pinch, as piecrust
- Hindrance
More clues leading to the result IMPEDIMENT
More clues leading to the result DRAWBACK
More clues leading to the result STOP
- "__ the music!"
- Depot
- Halt
- Octagon message
- Organ piece
- Railroad-crossing word
- Scrub a mission
- Cease movement
- Discontinue
- Glottal __
More clues leading to the result CRAMP
- Charley horse
- Writer's problem
- Contraction
- Restrain
- Restrict
- Swimming problem
- Muscle woe
- Constrict
- Muscle ailment
- Marathoner's woe
More clues leading to the result RUB
- Spice massaged onto raw food
- Try to work the knots out of, as a muscle
- Tug partner
- Massage
- "Ay, there's the ___"
- Get the knots out of, say
- Predicament
- Spa selection
- Source of irritation
- Abrade
More clues leading to the result DETERRENT
- Hindrance
- Standoff factor
- That which restrains.
- A cause to pause.
- H-bomb's raison d'etre.
- Big stick is one
More clues leading to the result REIN
- Cayuse control
- Harness attachment
- Hold back
- Check
- Horse control
- Sometimes it's tight
- Bridle
- Control
- Harness piece
- It will hold your horses
More clues leading to the result DETERMENT
More clues leading to the result CONSTRAINT
More clues leading to the result STAY
- Canine command
- Corset support
- Command to Fido
- Hang in
- Remain
- Corset feature
- Don't budge
- Order to Fido
- Stick around
- "Wait, I don't want to be alone here!"
More clues leading to the result CLOG
- Job for Drano
- Sabot
- Dance in wooden shoes
- Cause backups, say
- Jam up
- Thick-soled shoe
- Wooden shoe
- Rush hour phenomenon
- Clumsy shoe
- Get stopped up