The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word WEEDY which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1990.
Lean and lanky crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| WEEDY | 50 % | 5 |
| RANGY | 25 % | 5 |
| SPINDLING | 25 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Lean and lanky
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- weedy
- rangy
- slim
- thin
- leanness
- scrag
- beanpole
- gangling
- spindleshanks
- gangly
- tall
- lank
Crossword Answer definitions
WEEDY adjective- Abounding with weeds.
- Of, relating to or resembling weeds.
- Consisting of weeds.
- Characteristic of a plant that grows rapidly and spreads invasively, and which grows opportunistically in cracks of sidewalks and disturbed areas.
- (of a person or animal) Small and weak.
- Lacking power or effectiveness.
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 WEEDY
- Like a neglected garden
- Unkempt, as grass
- Like an unkempt lawn
- Like unkempt lawns
- Scrawny
- Like a neglected lawn
- Like lots of unplanned-for plants
- Overgrown
- Overgrown, as a garden
- Like an untended garden
More clues leading to the result RANGY
- Long-limbed
- Tall and slender
- Gangling
- Rawboned
- Tall and thin
- Tall and long-limbed
- Slender and long-limbed
- Tall and slim
- Lanky
- Like a beanpole