The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word BRIBE which also is the latest solution we found used in Boston Globe in 2014.
Hush money crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| BRIBE | 64 % | 5 |
| BRIBES | 18 % | 6 |
| SOP | 9 % | 3 |
| PAYOLA | 9 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Hush money
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- bribe
- slush fund
- payroll
- pay-off
- backhander
- grease payment
- protection money
- tea money
- spy money
- protection
- score
- pourboire
Crossword Answer definitions
BRIBE noun- Something (usually money) given in exchange for influence or as an inducement to dishonesty.
- That which seduces; seduction; allurement.
- To give a bribe to; specifically, to ask a person to do something, usually against his/her will, in exchange for some type of reward or relief from potential trouble.
- To gain by a bribe; to induce as by a bribe.
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 BRIBE
- Rake-off
- Buy off
- Knocks over
- Pay for special treatment
- Dark green?
- Corrupt with cash
- Cash inducement
- Hush money
- Payoff
- Money given under the table
More clues leading to the result BRIBES
- Buys off
- Gives hush money
- Rewards for corruption.
- Suborns.
- Allurements.
- Hush-money.
- Hush money.
- Certain inducements.
- Certain payoffs
- Sub-rosa deals
More clues leading to the result SOP
- Drench
- Saturate
- Soak up
- Apply bread to gravy
- Soak
- Bread with soup
- Bribe
- Concession
- Dip into a stew bowl
- Dip, as bread in gravy