The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SPUNK which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2016.
Mettle crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SPUNK | 39 % | 5 |
| GRIT | 11 % | 4 |
| SPIRIT | 11 % | 6 |
| HEART | 11 % | 5 |
| GUTS | 7 % | 4 |
| VALOR | 7 % | 5 |
| COURAGE | 7 % | 7 |
| NERVE | 4 % | 5 |
| FORTITUDE | 4 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Mettle
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- spunk
- heart
- nerve
- fortitude
- courage
- bravery
- boldness
- valor
- insuppressive
- evidence
- spirit
- dedication
Crossword Answer definitions
SPUNK noun- A spark.
- Touchwood; tinder.
- A piece of tinder, sometimes impregnated with sulphur; a match.
- Courage; spirit; mettle; determination.
- An attractive person (normally male).
- Semen.
- To catch fire; flame up.
- To ejaculate.
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 SPUNK
- Gumption
- Intrepid spirit
- Mettle
- Moxie
- Precious mettle?
- Feistiness
- Intestinal fortitude
- Grit
- True grit
- Courage and fortitude
More clues leading to the result GRIT
- Backbone
- Sandpaper feature
- Stick-to-itiveness
- Can't eat just one
- Indomitable spirit
- The Duke's "True __"
- Nerve
- True determination
- Pluck
- Sandpaper coating
More clues leading to the result SPIRIT
- Seance attendee, perhaps
- Rapper who doesn't say anything
- Genie or poltergeist
- Pluck
- Team morale
- Team's attribute
- Apparition
- Ghost
- Soul
- Cheerleader's asset
More clues leading to the result HEART
- Innermost part
- Artichoke morsel
- Ticker
- "Crazy on You" band
- What "you gotta have"
- Blood's starting place
- Character
- Chest thumper?
- Classic tattoo
- Intrepidity
More clues leading to the result GUTS
More clues leading to the result VALOR
- Courage under fire
- Heroism
- Guts
- Courage
- Heroic courage
- Bravery
- Chivalric virtue
- One might get a medal for it
- Attribute around the Round Table
- Medalworthy behavior
More clues leading to the result COURAGE
- Lionhearted-one's quality
- Desire of Lahr's lion
- Cowardly Lion's desire
- Darkest-hour need
- Grace under pressure, to Hemingway
- Bravery
- Mother __
- What a chicken lacks
- Grit, but not grits
- Valorous display