The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word LIABLE which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2024.
On the hook crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LIABLE | 75 % | 6 |
| HUNG | 17 % | 4 |
| HUNGUP | 8 % | 6 |
Why may LIABLE be the right solution?
"LIABLE" means legally responsible or obligated, which can be synonymous with being "on the hook" for something, making it the right answer for the clue.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: On the hook
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- dangerous
- unsafe
- hook on
- hooking
- hooked
- hooked up
- fish hook
- fishhook
- boat hook
- hooklike
- hook shot
- hook up
Crossword Answer definitions
LIABLE adjective- Bound or obliged in law or equity; responsible; answerable.
- Subject; susceptible.
- Exposed to a certain contingency or causality, more or less probable.
- (as predicate, with "to" and an infinitive) likely.
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 LIABLE
- Apt to
- Legally responsible
- Subject to damages
- Exposed
- Apt
- Prone
- In danger of being sued
- Legally accountable
- Likely
- On the hook
More clues leading to the result HUNG
- Posted a picture
- Pinned up
- Put up
- HBO series about a struggling coach who turns to prostitution
- Posted
- On the hook
- Like some juries
- Nailed to the wall?
- Suspended
- Left out to dry