The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word LEECH which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 2019.
Parasitic sort crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LEECH | 75 % | 5 |
| SPONGE | 25 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Parasitic sort
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- leech
- parasite
- hanger-on
- sponger
- chock
- gundeck
- hamper
- back and fill
- bag
- bagpipe
- bail
- bale
Crossword Answer definitions
LEECH noun- An aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis.
- A person who derives profit from others in a parasitic fashion.
- A glass tube designed for drawing blood from damaged tissue by means of a vacuum.
- To apply a leech medicinally, so that it sucks blood from the patient.
- To drain (resources) without giving back.
- A physician.
- (Heathenry) A healer.
- To treat, cure or heal.
- The vertical edge of a square sail.
- The aft edge of a triangular sail.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result LEECH
- Bloodletter's critter
- Hanger-on
- Sponge
- Big sucker
- Bloodsucker
- Sucker
- Moocher
- Annelid useful to ancient doctors
- Annelid used in hirudotherapy
- Sucker at the lake