The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ARGUE which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2024.
Lock horns crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ARGUE | 43 % | 5 |
| CLASH | 15 % | 5 |
| VIE | 10 % | 3 |
| QUARREL | 10 % | 7 |
| TANGLE | 8 % | 6 |
| SPAR | 8 % | 4 |
| RIVAL | 3 % | 5 |
| SCRAP | 3 % | 5 |
| BUMPHEADS | 3 % | 9 |
Why may ARGUE be the right solution?
The phrase "lock horns" is a figurative expression that means to engage in a heated argument or disagreement. The word "argue" perfectly fits this definition, making it the right solution for the crossword clue.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Lock horns
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- fistfight
- confrontations
- fist fight
- confrontation
- clashes
- fighting
- at loggerheads
- tussle
- feuding
- clashing
- fights
- brawled
Crossword Answer definitions
ARGUE verb- To show grounds for concluding (that); to indicate, imply.
- To debate, disagree or discuss opposing or differing viewpoints.
- To have an argument, a quarrel.
- To present (a viewpoint or an argument therefor).
- To prove.
- To accuse.
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 ARGUE
- Debate (with)
- Lock horns
- State one's case
- Debate
- Dispute
- Plead one's case
- Press the point
- Go back and forth on an issue
- Wrangle
- Be contentious
More clues leading to the result CLASH
- Hostile meeting
- Skirmish
- Wear pink and orange
- Be at loggerheads
- Encounter
- Offend the eyes
- Fight
- Be uncomplementary, in a way
- Play the cymbals
- Be incompatible
More clues leading to the result VIE
More clues leading to the result QUARREL
More clues leading to the result TANGLE
- Enter into an argument
- Intertwine
- Get knotted up
- Tough do to comb through
- Wires behind a TV, often
- Snarl
- Lock horns
- Confused jumble
- Hair problem
- Mess (with)
More clues leading to the result SPAR
- Sail support
- Exchange verbal blows
- Have a verbal dispute
- Mast
- Work out
- Work out with a pug
- Onetime USCG member
- Prepare for fight night
- Box
- Rigging support
More clues leading to the result RIVAL
- Alpo competitor
- Be a match for
- Competitor
- Eton to Harrow, for example
- Alamo, to Avis
- Lock horns
- Oppose
- Gladstone, to Disraeli
- Challenger
- Djokovic, to Federer