Answer to "Hobgoblin" crossword clue

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word BOGY , but the solution may also be IMP which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).

Hobgoblin crossword clue answers

Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.

Answer Likelyness Letters
BOGY27 %4
BUGABOO15 %7
SPOOK12 %5
ELF9 %3
IMP9 %3
BOGIE9 %5
BUGBEAR6 %7
OGRE3 %4
MONSTER3 %7
GHOUL3 %5
BOGYMAN3 %7

Why may IMP be the right solution?

The word "imp" refers to a small, mischievous creature, often depicted in folklore as a goblin or demon. Therefore, it is a suitable synonym for "hobgoblin".

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Hobgoblin

These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.
  • goblin
  • hob
  • ghoul
  • bogyman
  • bogy
  • kobold
  • halfling
  • bugbear
  • kobolds
  • goblins
  • ogre
  • sorcerer

Crossword Answer definitions

BOGY noun
  1. One who robs others in a lawless area, especially as part of a group.
  2. An outlaw.
  3. One who cheats others.
  4. An enemy aircraft.
  5. A runner who covertly joins a race without having registered as a participant.
BOGY noun
  1. An obnoxious, selfish and overbearing person; an attention hog.
BOGY noun
  1. (often capitalized, usually with definite article) The Devil.
  2. A ghost, goblin, or other hostile supernatural creature.
  3. A bugbear: any terrifying thing.
  4. A standard of performance set up as a mark to be aimed at in competition.
  5. An unidentified aircraft, especially as observed as a spot on a radar screen and suspected to be hostile.
  6. A score of one over par on a hole.
BOGY noun
  1. A bog-standard (representative) specimen taken from the center of production.
BOGY noun
  1. A swim or bathe; a bath.
BOGY noun
  1. One of two sets of wheels under a locomotive or railcar; the structure with axles and wheels under a locomotive, railcar, or semi.
  2. (Indian English, dated in UK) A railway carriage.
  3. A toy similar to a violin bow, consisting of a wooden stick with notches along one or more sides or edges to produce a rattly noise when stroked against a hard edge, eg, the lip of container.
BOGY noun
  1. A piece of solid or semisolid mucus in or removed from a nostril.
  2. Something suggestive of this material.
  3. A thing; especially a problematic or difficult thing.
BOGY noun
  1. (mildly derogatory) A bodyboarder.

More crossword clues leading to the same solutions

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