Answer to "Ill-gotten gain" crossword clue

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SWAG which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 2015.

Ill-gotten gain crossword clue answers

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

Answer Likelyness Letters
SWAG44 %4
PELF33 %4
LUCRE11 %5
LOOT11 %4

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Ill-gotten gain

These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.
  • pelf
  • loot
  • swag
  • purchase
  • lucre
  • take
  • booty
  • dirty
  • ill-gotten
  • stick
  • sticks
  • oil

Crossword Answer definitions

SWAG noun
  1. (window coverings) A loop of draped fabric.
  2. A low point or depression in land; especially, a place where water collects.
SWAG verb
  1. To (cause to) sway.
  2. To droop; to sag.
  3. To decorate (something) with loops of draped fabric.
  4. To install (a ceiling fan or light fixture) by means of a long cord running from the ceiling to an outlet, and suspended by hooks or similar.
SWAG noun
  1. Style; fashionable appearance or manner.
SWAG noun
  1. (thieves' cant) A shop and its goods; any quantity of goods.
  2. (thieves' cant) Stolen goods; the booty of a burglar or thief; boodle.
  3. Handouts, freebies, or giveaways, such as those handed out at conventions.
  4. The possessions of a bushman or itinerant worker, tied up in a blanket and carried over the shoulder, sometimes attached to a stick.
  5. (by extension) A small single-person tent, usually foldable into an integral backpack.
  6. A large quantity (of something).
SWAG verb
  1. To travel on foot carrying a swag (possessions tied in a blanket).
  2. To transport stolen goods.
SWAG noun
  1. Initialism of scientific/speculative/sophisticated/stupid wild-ass guess.
SWAG noun
  1. (window coverings) A loop of draped fabric.
  2. A low point or depression in land; especially, a place where water collects.
SWAG noun
  1. Style; fashionable appearance or manner.
SWAG noun
  1. (thieves' cant) A shop and its goods; any quantity of goods.
  2. (thieves' cant) Stolen goods; the booty of a burglar or thief; boodle.
  3. Handouts, freebies, or giveaways, such as those handed out at conventions.
  4. The possessions of a bushman or itinerant worker, tied up in a blanket and carried over the shoulder, sometimes attached to a stick.
  5. (by extension) A small single-person tent, usually foldable into an integral backpack.
  6. A large quantity (of something).

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