The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word STIFLES , but the solution may also be PREVENTS which is one of the most recent solution (2018 in USA Today).
Nips in the bud crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| STIFLES | 25 % | 7 |
| PREVENTS | 25 % | 8 |
| AVERTS | 25 % | 6 |
| ENDS | 25 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Nips in the bud
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- nip
- check
- quash
- suppress
- stifle
- repress
- subdue
- subjugate
- crush
- subdued
- quell
- denominational
Crossword Answer definitions
STIFLES noun- A hind knee of various mammals, especially horses.
- A bone disease of this region.
- To interrupt or cut off.
- To repress, keep in or hold back.
- To smother or suffocate.
- To feel smothered etc.
- To die of suffocation.
- To treat a silkworm cocoon with steam as part of the process of silk production.
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 STIFLES
- Quashes
- Puts down
- Puts down, as a revolt
- Quenches.
- Represses.
- Suppresses
- Represses
- Squelches
- Stops, as a yawn
- Nips in the bud
More clues leading to the result PREVENTS
More clues leading to the result AVERTS
- Forestalls
- Staves off
- Turns away
- Wards off
- Heads off at the pass
- Keeps from happening
- Prevents
- Precludes
- Fends off
- Dodges