The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word CHUM which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1987.
Oily bait crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CHUM | 100 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Oily bait
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- chum
- chums
- menhaden
- shad
- smoothed
- pull-through
- anoint
- anointing
- herring
- octane
- oil
- sardine
Crossword Answer definitions
CHUM noun- A friend; a pal.
- A roommate, especially in a college or university.
- To share rooms with someone; to live together.
- To lodge (somebody) with another person or people.
- To make friends; to socialize.
- To accompany.
- A mixture of (frequently rancid) fish parts and blood, dumped into the water to attract predator fish, such as sharks
- To cast chum into the water to attract fish.
- A coarse mould for holding the clay while being worked on a whirler, lathe or manually.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution