The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ABACK , but the solution may also be UNREADY which is one of the most recent solution (2019 in New York Times).
Off-guard crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ABACK | 30 % | 5 |
| UNPREPARED | 20 % | 10 |
| ASLEEP | 20 % | 6 |
| UNALERT | 10 % | 7 |
| UNAWARES | 10 % | 8 |
| UNREADY | 10 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Off-guard
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- napping
- off-guard
- off her guard
- off his guard
- off your guard
- unready
- off balance
- offhanded
- offscreen
- unexpected
- blindsided
- offhand
Crossword Answer definitions
ABACK adverb- Towards the back or rear; backwards.
- In the rear; a distance behind.
- By surprise; startled; dumbfounded. (see usage)
- Backward against the mast; said of the sails when pressed by the wind from the "wrong" (forward) side, or of a ship when its sails are set that way.
- An abacus.
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 ABACK
- By surprise
- How one may be taken
- One way to be taken
- Taken __ (startled)
- Bad way to be taken
- Unawares
- Off-guard
- How the surprised are taken
- Taken ___ (surprised)
- One way to be taken?
More clues leading to the result UNPREPARED
More clues leading to the result ASLEEP
- In the arms of Morpheus
- In dreamland
- Little Boy Blue's state
- Sacked out
- Word after fast or sound
- Inactive
- Nodding
- Showing a screen saver
- Soporose
- In 24 Down's condition
More clues leading to the result UNALERT
- Caught napping.
- Not watchful.
- Deaf to danger.
- Inattentive.
- Not on guard.
- Off guard.
- Off one's guard.
- Drowsing
- Careless
- Asleep at the switch
More clues leading to the result UNAWARES
- Bad way to be caught
- Off guard
- By surprise
- Suddenly
- By surprise.
- Suddenly.
- Taken ___ (surprised).
- Without warning
- One way to be caught