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 |
| DRAWBACK | 6 % | 8 |
| IMPEDIMENT | 6 % | 10 |
| DETERMENT | 3 % | 9 |
| CONSTRAINT | 3 % | 10 |
| CLOG | 3 % | 4 |
| STAY | 3 % | 4 |
| DELAYER | 3 % | 7 |
| STOP | 3 % | 4 |
| CRAMP | 3 % | 5 |
| RUB | 3 % | 3 |
| DETERRENT | 3 % | 9 |
| REIN | 3 % | 4 |
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 DRAWBACK
More clues leading to the result IMPEDIMENT
More clues leading to the result DETERMENT
More clues leading to the result CONSTRAINT
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
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 DELAYER
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