The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word ELF which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2016.
Middle-earth inhabitant crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ELF | 67 % | 3 |
| ENT | 17 % | 3 |
| HOBBIT | 17 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Middle-earth inhabitant
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- hobbit
- elf
- elves
- tellurian
- earthling
- earthman
- terrestrial
- core
- mantle
- gnome
- elvish
- mithril
Crossword Answer definitions
ELF noun- A luminous spirit presiding over nature and fertility and dwelling in the world of Álfheim (Elfland). Compare angel, nymph, fairy.
- Any from a race of mythical, supernatural beings resembling but seen as distinct from human beings. They are usually delicate-featured and skilled in magic or spellcrafting; sometimes depicted as clashing with dwarves, especially in modern fantasy literature.
- Any of the magical, typically forest-guarding races bearing some similarities to the Norse álfar (through Tolkien's Eldar).
- A very diminutive person; a dwarf.
- The bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix).
- To twist into elflocks (of hair); to mat.
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 ELF
- Brownie
- Keebler worker
- Munchkin kin
- North Pole underling
- Polar drudge
- Santa's helper
- Subordinate Claus
- Year-end helper
- Little helper
- Magical mischief-maker
More clues leading to the result ENT
- Tolkien character
- "The Lord of the Rings" creature
- Med. specialty
- Tolkien creature
- Differ end
- Tolkien tree creature
- Otorhinolaryngology abbr.
- Sinus surgeon, briefly
- S(t)i(fled, i)n(hibited, sh)u(t, con)s(traine)d(, gated,) o(r) c(hecked, with "up")
- Tree thing in Tolkien