The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word MACE which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1981.
Nutmeg crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| MACE | 75 % | 4 |
| SEED | 25 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Nutmeg
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- nutmeg tree
- grater
- grated
- graters
- allspice
- cinnamon
- cardamom
- cardamon
- pepper
- paprika
- parmesan
Crossword Answer definitions
MACE noun- A heavy fighting club.
- A ceremonial form of this weapon.
- A long baton used by some drum majors to keep time and lead a marching band. If this baton is referred to as a mace, by convention it has a ceremonial often decorative head, which, if of metal, usually is hollow and sometimes intricately worked.
- An officer who carries a mace as an emblem of authority.
- A knobbed mallet used by curriers in dressing leather to make it supple.
- A billiard cue.
- To hit someone or something with a mace.
- An old money of account in China equal to one tenth of a tael.
- An old weight of 57.98 grains.
- A spice obtained from the outer layer of the kernel of the fruit of the nutmeg.
- Tear gas or pepper spray, especially for personal use.
- To spray in defense or attack with mace (pepper spray or tear gas) using a hand-held device.
- To spray a similar noxious chemical in defense or attack using an available hand-held device such as an aerosol spray can.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result MACE
- Scepter
- Ceremonial staff
- Disabling spray
- War club
- Aromatic spice made from nutmeg
- Spice in some Indian cooking
- Spraying defense
- Stinging stuff
- Knightly weapon
- Medieval weapon