The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word WETBLANKET , but the solution may also be SPOILSPORT which is one of the most recent solution (2025 in New York Times).
Party pooper crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| WETBLANKET | 33 % | 10 |
| BORE | 17 % | 4 |
| DRAG | 14 % | 4 |
| BOOR | 7 % | 4 |
| PILL | 7 % | 4 |
| KILLJOY | 6 % | 7 |
| DRIP | 6 % | 4 |
| STICKINTHEMUD | 3 % | 13 |
| WETNOODLE | 1 % | 9 |
| SPOILER | 1 % | 7 |
| BUZZKILL | 1 % | 8 |
| SPOILSPORT | 1 % | 10 |
Why may PILL be the right solution?
The term "party pooper" is slang for someone who ruins the fun or excitement at a party. In this context, "pill" is a metaphorical term for a person who is a killjoy or a downer, hence the answer "PILL" fits the clue.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Party pooper
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- killjoy
- spoilsport
- wet blanket
- party-pooper
- stick in the mud
- poop
- pooper
- pooer
- shitter
- party foul
- poop machine
- poopetrator
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 WETBLANKET
- Party pooper
- Killjoy
- Enthusiasm dampener
- Stick-in-the-mud
- Gloomy Gus
- Spoilsport
- Spoilsport.
- Discourage.
- Washline item
- He puts a damper on things
More clues leading to the result BORE
- Brought forth
- Induce yawning
- Put to sleep
- See 33A
- Predictable person
- Make a tunnel
- "A person who opens his mouth and puts his feats in it," according to Henry Ford
- "It's such a ___ Being always Poor" (Langston Hughes)
- 20-Across, e.g., especially during solving
- Annoying drip
More clues leading to the result DRAG
- Race, in a way
- Tow along
- Wind resistance
- Trail along
- Outfit with heels, often
- Pull along
- Burlesque routine
- Last too long
- Haul
- Kind of race
More clues leading to the result BOOR
- Crude fellow
- Crude person
- Uncouth one
- Rude person
- Rude one
- Dinner party persona non grata
- Fool
- Real pig
- Yokel
- Rude dude
More clues leading to the result PILL
- Pain
- Pharmacy staple
- Medicant
- Tablet
- Vitamin unit
- Pain?
- One may be bitter
- Annoying one
- Wet blanket
- Ill-humored sort
More clues leading to the result KILLJOY
More clues leading to the result DRIP
- Faucet problem
- Kept people up at night
- Bore
- Tap problem
- Postnasal __
- "Action painting" technique
- Perk alternative
- Total lame-o
- Boring dude
- Way to make coffee
More clues leading to the result STICKINTHEMUD
- Old fogy
- Fuddy-duddy
- Spoilsport
- Party pooper
- Old fogey.
- Fogy
- Party-pooper
- Stodgy one
- Terrible 71-Across guest
More clues leading to the result WETNOODLE
More clues leading to the result SPOILER
- Reason for an alert
- Louse
- Surprise-ruining info
- It ruins the surprise
- Grandma, at times
- Noncontender that beats a pennant race team, e.g.
- Minor party candidate, often
- Third-party candidate, perhaps
- Ralph Nader in the 2000 election, according to Gore supporters
- Alert follower, perhaps