The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word TOADY , but the solution may also be ADULATE which is one of the most recent solution (2005 in LA Times).
Play the sycophant crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TOADY | 33 % | 5 |
| ADULATE | 33 % | 7 |
| FAWN | 33 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Play the sycophant
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- fawn
- adulate
- sycophantize
- toady
- lackey
- lion
- sponge
- suck
- yes
- kowtow
- cheat
- rogue
Crossword Answer definitions
TOADY noun- A sycophant who flatters others to gain personal advantage or an obsequious lackey or minion
- A coarse, rustic woman.
- (construed with to) To behave like a toady (to someone).
- Toadlike
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 TOADY
- Apple-polisher
- Yes-man
- Apple polisher
- Overeager promotion seeker, maybe
- Sycophant
- Bootlicker
- Brown-noser
- Obsequious flatterer
- Ambitious flatterer
- Sucking-up sort
More clues leading to the result ADULATE
- Put on a pedestal
- Admire a lot
- Praise obsequiously
- Flatter
- Flatter excessively
- Overdo the flattery
- Give props to
- Fawn over
- Show excessive devotion
- Worship