The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ROGUE , but the solution may also be BADEGG which is one of the most recent solution (2018 in New York Times).
Ne'er-do-well crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ROGUE | 21 % | 5 |
| IDLER | 14 % | 5 |
| BUM | 9 % | 3 |
| LOSER | 7 % | 5 |
| CAD | 7 % | 3 |
| KNAVE | 7 % | 5 |
| WASTREL | 7 % | 7 |
| SCALAWAG | 4 % | 8 |
| BADAPPLE | 4 % | 8 |
| SLACKER | 4 % | 7 |
| BLACKSHEEP | 4 % | 10 |
| ROUE | 2 % | 4 |
| SCAMP | 2 % | 5 |
| LOAFER | 2 % | 6 |
| RASCAL | 2 % | 6 |
| SLOUCH | 2 % | 6 |
| CUR | 2 % | 3 |
| BADEGG | 2 % | 6 |
| LOWLIFE | 2 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Ne'er-do-well
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- neatherd
- neuner
- neoteric
- nepean
- neoliberal
- neisse
- nongraded
- successfulness
- successful
- neubert
- nondegenerate
- socioeconomic
Crossword Answer definitions
ROGUE noun- A scoundrel, rascal or unprincipled, deceitful, and unreliable person.
- A mischievous scamp.
- A vagrant.
- Deceitful software pretending to be anti-spyware, but in fact being malicious software itself.
- An aggressive animal separate from the herd, especially an elephant.
- A plant that shows some undesirable variation.
- A character class focusing on stealthy conduct.
- To cull; to destroy plants not meeting a required standard, especially when saving seed, rogue or unwanted plants are removed before pollination.
- To cheat.
- To give the name or designation of rogue to; to decry.
- To wander; to play the vagabond; to play knavish tricks.
- (of an animal, especially an elephant) Vicious and solitary.
- (by extension) Large, destructive and unpredictable.
- (by extension) Deceitful, unprincipled.
- Mischievous, unpredictable.
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 ROGUE
- Scoundrel
- Rapscallion
- Elephant gone amok
- Reprobate
- Malevolent elephant
- Pachyderm outcast
- Vagabond or rascal
- River of Oregon
- Picaresque type
- Solitary elephant
More clues leading to the result IDLER
More clues leading to the result BUM
- Like some deals
- Like some raps
- Vagrant
- Cadge
- "Borrow," as a cigarette
- Alley denizen
- Borrow (forver)
- Schlub
- Enthusiast
- Derriere
More clues leading to the result LOSER
- "The Born __"
- Consistent failure
- Wanderer
- Hardly a winner
- He has lots of sour-grapes?
- Jenny Craig fan
- Short-straw drawer
- Beck single of 1993
- Beck's breakout single
- Early Beck single
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 KNAVE
- Medieval servant
- Black jack, e.g.
- Jack
- Rascal
- Liar in a logic puzzle
- Tart thief
- Scoundrel
- Blackguard
- Jack, in cards
- Tarts thief
More clues leading to the result WASTREL
- Squanderer or wanderer
- Spendthrift
- Prodigal one
- Extravagant one
- Scrooge's opposite
- Ne'er-do-well
- Spendthrift.
- Good-for-nothing.
- Playboy.
- Profligate.
More clues leading to the result SCALAWAG
- Reprobate
- Collaborator during Reconstruction
- Rascal
- Scoundrel
- Ne'er-do-well
- Rapscallion
- Dirty rotten scoundrel
- Dirty dog
- Scamp
- Rascal.
More clues leading to the result BADAPPLE
- Undesirable influence
- Habitual troublemaker
- No-goodnik
- Troublemaker
- Family outcast, perhaps
- One who is rotten to the core?
- Barrel spoiler
- Ne'er-do-well
- Spoiler of a sort
- Group spoiler
More clues leading to the result SLACKER
- Unambitious one
- Goldbrick
- Goldbricker
- Goof-off
- Buck passer
- Ne'er-do-well
- Lazy person
- Laggard
- Evader of military service.
- Goldbricker.
More clues leading to the result BLACKSHEEP
- Undesirable family member
- Wool owner of rhyme
- Ne'er-do-well
- Family scapegrace.
- Scapegrace.
- Prodigal son
- Prodigal son, e.g.
- Deviant in a group
- Smears tar on a Dickens character?
- Family pariah
More clues leading to the result ROUE
More clues leading to the result SCAMP
- Prankster
- Rascal
- Mischievous one
- Rogue
- Little rascal
- Scalawag
- Roguish sort
- Disney dog
- Rapscallion
- Caddish sort
More clues leading to the result LOAFER
- Penny shoe, perhaps
- Lazybones
- Casual shoe
- Slip-on
- Type of slip-on
- Shoe without a lace
- Goldbrick
- Comfortable shoe
- Layabout
- Work shirker
More clues leading to the result RASCAL
- Scoundrel
- Member of Hal Roach's gang
- Alfalfa, for one
- Scamp
- See 38-Across
- Imp
- Devious imp
- Picaresque hero
- Blackguard
- Rogue
More clues leading to the result SLOUCH
- Stand down?
- Laggard
- Show poor posture
- Drooping posture
- Ne'er-do-well
- Amateur
- Slump in one's seat
- Posture issue
- Don't stand straight
- Lazybones
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 BADEGG
- Unsavory sort
- Crumb
- Rotter
- Disreputable person
- No-goodnik
- Good-for-nothing
- Crumb bum
- Rotten apple
- Troublemaker
- Scoundrel