The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SCUM , but the solution may also be SLEAZEBALL which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Lowlife crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SCUM | 21 % | 4 |
| CAD | 17 % | 3 |
| SLIME | 9 % | 5 |
| CUR | 9 % | 3 |
| SLEAZE | 9 % | 6 |
| CREEP | 6 % | 5 |
| ALGA | 4 % | 4 |
| WORM | 4 % | 4 |
| SWINE | 4 % | 5 |
| RAT | 2 % | 3 |
| SLEAZEBALL | 2 % | 10 |
| CRETIN | 2 % | 6 |
| SNAKE | 2 % | 5 |
| SLUG | 2 % | 4 |
| CRUMB | 2 % | 5 |
| HEEL | 2 % | 4 |
| INSECT | 2 % | 6 |
Why may SLEAZEBALL be the right solution?
"SLEAZEBALL" is a term used to describe a person who is immoral or unethical in their behavior, often involved in shady or illegal activities. This fits the definition of a "Lowlife," making it the correct answer to the crossword clue.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Lowlife
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- rotter
- bum
- so-and-so
- puke
- stinker
- crumb
- skunk
- rat
- scum bag
- scoundrel
- rascal
- schmuck
Crossword Answer definitions
SCUM noun- A layer of impurities that accumulates at the surface of a liquid (especially molten metal or water).
- A greenish water vegetation (such as algae), usually found floating on the surface of ponds
- The topmost liquid layer of a cesspool or septic tank.
- (chiefly US) semen
- A reprehensible person or persons.
- To remove the layer of scum from (a liquid etc.).
- To remove (something) as scum.
- To become covered with scum.
- To scour (the land, sea etc.).
- To gather together, as scum.
- To startscum or savescum.
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 SCUM
- Tilex target
- Pond gunk
- Build-up in an aquarium
- Dirtbags
- Dirty film
- Sexist d-bag
- Trash
- Trashy folk
- Pond surface
- Foul film
More clues leading to the result CAD
- Baddie
- Rotter
- Roue
- Scoundrel
- Unprincipled fellow
- Neer-do-well
- He's probably not Mr. Right
- Philanderer
- What many an ex of mine turned out to be
- Bad guest
More clues leading to the result SLIME
- Yucky stuff
- Gooey mess
- Viscous stuff
- Scoundrels, so to speak
- Muck
- Oozy gunk
- "Ghostbusters" hazard
- "Ghostbusters" gunk
- No-goodnik
- "Ghostbusters" goop
More clues leading to the result CUR
- Mean mutt
- Junkyard dog
- Mongrel
- Vile ruffian
- Mean dog
- Barking mad creature?
- Biting dog
- Dog walker's nightmare
- Junkyard guard
- Mangy dog
More clues leading to the result SLEAZE
- Vulgarity
- Cheap stuff
- Shoddiness
- Creepo
- Blackguard
- Vulgar behavior
- Vulgar one
- Tawdry condition
- Dirt bag
- Sordidness
More clues leading to the result CREEP
- Move like ivy
- Repulsive one
- Watergate acronym
- Facebook stalker, e.g.
- Rush-hour pace
- Grow along the ground
- Lowlife
- Scoundrel
- Dirty rotten scoundrel
- Cad
More clues leading to the result ALGA
- Birdbath organism
- Giant kelp, for one
- Kelp is one
- Kelp, for example
- Pond floater
- Aquatic organism
- Pond growth
- Seaweed
- Simple plant
- Water plant
More clues leading to the result WORM
- Lives in a book?
- Book liver?
- Breakdancing move, with "the"
- Dance done face-down
- See 37-Down
- Bit of bait
- Malware app
- "Conqueror" in a Poe poem
- "Thou owest the ___ no silk": King Lear
- Apple invader
More clues leading to the result SWINE
- Hogs and pigs
- They can't fly, but they can get the flu
- Pigs
- Hogs
- Rude dudes
- Scumbags
- ... before these beasts?
- Pen pals?
- Boar or sow
- Contemptible person
More clues leading to the result RAT
- "King __" (Clavell novel)
- "King ___" or "Brother ___"
- Deserter
- Kind of race
- Race beginning?
- Sinking ship deserter
- Squeal
- Squealer
- A-mazing animal?
- Be a canary
More clues leading to the result SLEAZEBALL
More clues leading to the result CRETIN
- Vulgar person
- Obtuse one
- Blockhead
- Hardly a brainiac
- Stupid person
- Lout
- Backward person.
- One afflicted with lack of thyroid.
- Stunted person
- Mentally defective person
More clues leading to the result SNAKE
- Moccasin without laces
- See 24A
- Wind around
- You could find this in the grass
- Adder, for one
- Boa or cobra
- Gadsden flag symbol
- Idaho river
- Eden figure
- Wind
More clues leading to the result SLUG
- Hit hard
- Take a swing at
- Punch
- Belt
- Hit but good
- Vending machine cheater
- Sock
- Slothful sort
- Shot of liquor
- Fake coin
More clues leading to the result CRUMB
- Morsel
- Fritz the Cat's creator
- Bit
- R. of comics
- Toaster bit
- Bread fragment
- Piece of cake?
- "Cookie Monster was here" evidence
- Bread morsel
- Piece of cake
More clues leading to the result HEEL
- Command to Fido
- Blackguard
- Shoe support
- Bounder
- Command to a dog
- Pump part
- Contemptible one
- Hover à la Rover
- Cad
- Crusty end of a loaf