The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word STAB which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2020.
Knife crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| STAB | 53 % | 4 |
| SNEE | 19 % | 4 |
| BLADE | 11 % | 5 |
| SHIV | 8 % | 4 |
| PIERCE | 3 % | 6 |
| PARER | 3 % | 5 |
| BOLO | 3 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Knife
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- stab
- tongue
- blade
- chopper
- shiv
- razor
- sword
- dagger
- sabre
- snee
- saber
- cutter
Crossword Answer definitions
STAB noun- An act of stabbing or thrusting with an object.
- A wound made by stabbing.
- Pain inflicted on a person's feelings.
- An attempt.
- Criticism.
- A single staccato chord that adds dramatic impact to a composition.
- A bacterial culture made by inoculating a solid medium, such as gelatin, with the puncture of a needle or wire.
- To pierce or to wound (somebody) with a pointed tool or weapon, especially a knife or dagger.
- To thrust in a stabbing motion.
- To recklessly hit with the tip of a pointed object, such as a weapon or finger (often used with at).
- To cause a sharp, painful sensation (often used with at).
- To injure secretly or by malicious falsehood or slander.
- To roughen a brick wall with a pick so as to hold plaster.
- To pierce folded sheets, near their back edges, for the passage of thread or wire.
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 STAB
- Attempt
- Pierce
- Spear
- Wild guess
- Brief attempt
- Grab with a fork
- Make a try at
- Try
- Poke with a pick
- Stick with a shiv, say
More clues leading to the result SNEE
- Cut, old-style
- Fighting knife of old
- Cornell's ___ Hall
- Dagger
- Dagger of old
- Old dagger
- Snick's partner
- Snicker ____
- Knife
- Snick-or-___
More clues leading to the result BLADE
- Knife
- It may make the cut
- Fans have at least one
- Cutting edge
- Barber's accessory
- Flat bone
- Swordsman
- Spinner in a mower
- Propeller part
- Dashing young man
More clues leading to the result SHIV
- Blade, in slang
- Punk's knife
- Sharp pointed implement
- Weapon in a rumble
- Pen knife?
- Back-alley blade
- Switchblade
- Knife, slangily
- Prison weapon
- Gang weapon (slang)
More clues leading to the result PIERCE
- Penetrate
- Puncture
- Run through
- A.k.a. Hawkeye
- Go through
- Celtic great Paul
- New Hampshire-born president
- "M*A*S*H" captain
- Bore through
- 14th U.S. president
More clues leading to the result PARER
- Kitchen device
- Kitchen gizmo
- KP implement
- Kitchen gadget
- KP gadget
- Kitchen knife
- Trimmer
- Pear peeler
- Kitchen utensil
- Apple utensil