The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word RAT , but the solution may also be BAD EG(G) which is one of the most recent solution (2025 in New York Times).
No-goodnik crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
---|---|---|
RAT | 18 % | 3 |
LOUSE | 18 % | 5 |
CAD | 10 % | 3 |
BADEGG | 10 % | 6 |
HEEL | 9 % | 4 |
SOANDSO | 8 % | 7 |
STINKER | 3 % | 7 |
BADAPPLE | 3 % | 8 |
BADDIE | 3 % | 6 |
BUM | 3 % | 3 |
MEANIE | 2 % | 6 |
ROTTER | 2 % | 6 |
CUR | 1 % | 3 |
SCOUNDREL | 1 % | 9 |
SNAKEINTHEGRASS | 1 % | 15 |
BAD EG(G) | 1 % | 9 |
SOB | 1 % | 3 |
SLIME | 1 % | 5 |
LOUT | 1 % | 4 |
SKUNK | 1 % | 5 |
SNEAK | 1 % | 5 |
SO-AND-SO | 1 % | 9 |
SCALAWAG | 1 % | 8 |
RASCAL | 1 % | 6 |
MEANY | 1 % | 5 |
SCAMP | 1 % | 5 |
JERK | 1 % | 4 |
PUNK | 1 % | 4 |
Why may JERK be the right solution?
The word "jerk" is a slang term used to describe someone who is unpleasant or contemptible. Therefore, it fits the definition of a "no-goodnik," which means a worthless or good-for-nothing person.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: No-goodnik
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- goody-goody
- goody two-shoes
- goody-goody two-shoes
- goody
- goodo
- gracious
- precious
- warm
- handsome
- sweet
- warmly
- goodness
Crossword Answer definitions
RAT noun- A medium-sized rodent belonging to the genus Rattus.
- Any of the numerous members of several rodent families (e.g. voles and mice) that resemble true rats in appearance, usually having a pointy snout, a long, bare tail, and body length greater than about 12 cm, or 5 inches.
- A person who is known for betrayal; a scoundrel; a quisling.
- An informant or snitch.
- A scab: a worker who acts against trade union policies.
- A person who routinely spends time at a particular location.
- A wad of shed hair used as part of a hairstyle.
- A roll of material used to puff out the hair, which is turned over it.
- Vagina.
- Short for muskrat.
- (usually with “on” or “out”) To betray a person or party, especially by telling their secret to an authority or an enemy; to turn someone in.
- To work as a scab, going against trade union policies.
- (of a dog, etc.) To kill rats.
- A scratch or a score.
- A place in the sea with rapid currents and crags where a ship is likely to be torn apart in stormy weather.
- To scratch or score.
- To tear, rip, rend.
- Damn, drat, blast; used in oaths.
- A ration.
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 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 LOUSE
- __ up (bungle)
- Vile character
- Wingless parasite
- No-goodnik
- Cad
- Sleazebag
- Big nit
- No-good guy
- Real stinker
- Dirty rat
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 BADEGG
- Unsavory sort
- Crumb
- Rotter
- Disreputable person
- No-goodnik
- Good-for-nothing
- Crumb bum
- Rotten apple
- Troublemaker
- Scoundrel
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
More clues leading to the result SOANDSO
- Nobody in particular
- Real S.O.B.
- Unnamed person
- Son of a gun
- Scoundrel
- Blankety-blank
- Skunk
- Minced epithet
- What's-his-name
- Dirty rat
More clues leading to the result STINKER
- Skunk?
- SWEATER MAKEOVERS BECOMES POLECAT
- Something of poor quality
- Movie that rates 0 stars
- "Ain't I a ___?" (Bugs Bunny line)
- Scoundrel
- No-goodnik
- Really tough puzzle, say
- What Bugs Bunny often calls himself
- Meanie
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 BADDIE
- Black-hatted guy, maybe
- Guy in a black hat
- Villain
- No-goodnik
- Movie heavy
- Evildoer
- Villain in an oater
- Villain, informally
- Peter Lorre typecast
- Villain, slangily
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 MEANIE
- "Yellow Submarine" villain
- Blue __ ("Yellow Submarine" villain)
- Malicious individual
- Nasty one
- Bully, e.g.
- Bad guy
- Schoolyard bully
- See 31-Across
- Blue Beatles baddie
- Nasty guy
More clues leading to the result ROTTER
- Despicable fellow
- Cad
- Scoundrel
- Blackguard
- Heel
- Cad.
- Blackguard.
- Scoundrel, British style.
- Unappealing person becomes appealing animal
- Thoroughly objectionable person
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 SCOUNDREL
More clues leading to the result SNAKEINTHEGRASS
- Treacherous one
- Lawn mowing deterrent?
- Treacherous type
- False friend
- Concealed danger
- Treacherous person
- Backstabber
- Symbol of treachery
- Hidden enemy
- Animal kingdom traitor
More clues leading to the result BAD EG(G)
More clues leading to the result SOB
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 LOUT
- Oafish one
- A large, ungainly person
- Crude one
- Boor
- Lazy sort
- Oaf
- Knuckle-dragger
- Scoundrel
- Klutz
- Awkward brute
More clues leading to the result SKUNK
- Defeat overwhelmingly
- Flower in a children's story, e.g.
- Hold scoreless
- Keep scoreless
- No-goodnik
- Pepe Le Pew, for one
- Striped stinker
- Despicable slimeball
- Prevent from scoring
- Stinker
More clues leading to the result SNEAK
- Tiptoe about
- Underhanded one
- Dastardly one
- Kind of attack
- Double-crosser
- Pussyfoot
- Quarterback maneuver
- Kind of preview
- 4th and inches option, often
- Creep
More clues leading to the result SO-AND-SO
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 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 MEANY
- A.F.L.'s first president
- Labor leader George
- Villain
- Bad egg
- AFL-CIO head, 1955-79
- Bugs who bugs Encyclopedia Brown
- Irving's "A Prayer for Owen ___"
- First president of the AFL-CIO
- Malicious one
- Petty person
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 JERK
- Pull hard
- Insufferable twit
- Jamaican dish
- Weightlifter's move
- Soda server
- Yank
- Dry in the sun, as strips of beef
- Creep
- Weightlifting exercise
- Idiot