The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word POACH which also is the latest solution we found used in Chronicle of Higher Education in 2017.
Hunt in the wrong spot? crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| POACH | 100 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Hunt in the wrong spot?
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- chase
- nest
- fishing
- killed
- nested
- nesting
- fall
- track
- cap
- eagle
- bird
- blood
Crossword Answer definitions
POACH noun- The act of cooking in simmering liquid.
- To cook something in simmering liquid.
- To be cooked in simmering liquid
- To become soft or muddy.
- To make soft or muddy.
- To stab; to pierce; to spear, as fish.
- To force, drive, or plunge into anything.
- To begin and not complete.
- The act of taking something unfairly, as in tennis doubles where one player returns a shot that their partner was better placed to return.
- To take game or fish illegally.
- To take anything illegally or unfairly.
- To entice (an employee or customer) to switch from a competing company to one's own.
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