The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word WAIF , but the solution may also be ADOPTEE which is one of the most recent solution (2014 in LA Times).
Oliver Twist, eg crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| WAIF | 44 % | 4 |
| RAGAMUFFIN | 22 % | 10 |
| ORPHAN | 22 % | 6 |
| ADOPTEE | 11 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Oliver Twist, eg
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- adoptee
- orphan
- ragamuffin
- runaway
- waif
- fagin
- more
- gruel
- dickens
- rose
- poorhouse
- sikes
Crossword Answer definitions
WAIF noun- A castaway; a homeless child.
- (of a plant outside its native range) A plant that has been introduced but is not persistently naturalized.
- Goods found of which the owner is not known; originally, such goods as a pursued thief threw away to prevent being apprehended, which belonged to the king unless the owner made pursuit of the felon, took him, and brought him to justice.
- Hence, anything found, or without an owner; that which comes along, as it were, by chance.
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 WAIF
- Orphan
- Stray animal
- Stray calf
- Gamin
- Child in a Dickens novel, often
- One without a home
- Twiggy, for one
- Dickensian child
- Ragamuffin
- Little nomad
More clues leading to the result RAGAMUFFIN
- Tatterdemalion
- Street urchin
- Oliver Twist, e.g.
- Child in tattered clothes
- Scarecrow.
- Halloween figure.
- Urchin.
- Tatterdemalion.
- Street child
- Untreated, he's tricky
More clues leading to the result ORPHAN
- Deprived of parents
- Harry Potter, e.g.
- Annie, for one
- Annie of the comics, e.g.
- Annie of the comics, for one
- Parentless child
- Dogie, for one
- "Little ___ Annie"
- Foster child, maybe
- "___ Black" (BBC America show featuring multiple clones)