The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word GLOB which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2025.
Hunk of gunk crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| GLOB | 33 % | 4 |
| BLOB | 33 % | 4 |
| GOB | 33 % | 3 |
Why may GLOB be the right solution?
"GLOB" is a common slang term for a hunk of gunk or sticky substance. It fits the clue well and is a commonly used term in this context.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Hunk of gunk
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- blob
- gob
- glob
- tar
- slab
- cellular slime mold
- class myxomycetes
- dab
- myxomycete
- myxomycetes
- nabob
- sapropel
Crossword Answer definitions
GLOB noun- A round, shapeless or amorphous lump, as of a semisolid substance.
- A limited pattern matching technique using wildcards, less powerful than a regular expression.
- A millimeter-sized colour module found beyond the visual area V2 in the brain's parvocellular pathway.
- To stick in globs or lumps.
- To carry out pattern matching using a glob.
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 GLOB
- Mashed-potato serving
- Silly Putty unit
- Hair-gel unit
- Goo unit
- Mashed potato amount
- Whipped cream serving
- Mud pie serving
- Serving of whipped cream
- Substantial serving of Preparation H, e.g.
- Shaving cream quantity
More clues leading to the result BLOB
- Indistinct shape
- Oozing movie monster
- Shapeless mass
- Formless mass
- Slimy sci-fi menace
- Amoebic shape
- Oozy lump
- Classic 1958 horror film, with "The"
- Amorphous mass
- 1958 movie alien, with "the"