The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word TEASE , but the solution may also be TAUNT which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Poke fun at crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TEASE | 41 % | 5 |
| RIB | 27 % | 3 |
| TWIT | 7 % | 4 |
| KID | 6 % | 3 |
| TAUNT | 4 % | 5 |
| MOCK | 4 % | 4 |
| RAZZ | 4 % | 4 |
| NEEDLE | 2 % | 6 |
| GIBE | 1 % | 4 |
| ROAST | 1 % | 5 |
| RIDE | 1 % | 4 |
| CHAFF | 1 % | 5 |
| JOSH | 1 % | 4 |
| JAPE | 1 % | 4 |
| JEER | 1 % | 4 |
| DERIDE | 1 % | 6 |
Why may TEASE be the right solution?
The word "tease" means to make fun of or mock someone or something in a playful or unkind way. Therefore, "poke fun at" is a synonym for "tease."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Poke fun at
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- make fun
- satirize
- satirizing
- satirise
- ridicule
- parodying
- lampooning
- mocking
- humourous
- ridiculing
- laugh at
- satirically
Crossword Answer definitions
TEASE noun- One who teases.
- A single act of teasing.
- One who deliberately arouses others (usually men) sexually with no intention of satisfying that arousal.
- To separate the fibres of a fibrous material.
- To comb (originally with teasels) so that the fibres all lie in one direction.
- To back-comb.
- To poke fun at.
- To provoke or disturb; to annoy.
- To manipulate or influence the behavior of, especially by repeated acts of irritation.
- To entice, tempt.
- To show as forthcoming, in the manner of a teaser.
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 TEASE
More clues leading to the result RIB
- Adam's donation
- Prime _____
- Umbrella part
- Barbecue treat
- Make fun of
- Prime __ (wedding fare)
- __-tickling
- Barbecue bit
- Eve's origin
- Mock with good-humor
More clues leading to the result TWIT
More clues leading to the result KID
- "Muskrat Ramble" composer Ory
- "The Yellow ___"
- Josh
- Glove leather
- Pull one's leg
- Young goat
- Make fun of
- Joke
- Baby goat
- "Star Wars ___" (viral video)
More clues leading to the result TAUNT
- Poke fun at
- Harass from the stands, say
- Ride
- Fresh cut?
- Ride hard
- Bully
- Ridicule
- Say "nyah-nyah" to
- Trash-talk
- Mock
More clues leading to the result MOCK
More clues leading to the result RAZZ
- Poke fun at
- Give the Bronx cheer to
- Ride
- Give someone the business
- Tease
- Ride hard
- Hector verbally
- Jeer
- Make fun of
- Give a Bronx cheer
More clues leading to the result NEEDLE
- Hector
- Knitter's need
- Pine tree leaf
- Provoke
- Pine leaf
- Dash indicator
- Meter "figure"
- Razz
- Obelisk or spire
- Stylus
More clues leading to the result GIBE
More clues leading to the result ROAST
- Insult, kiddingly
- Butcher shop choice
- Prepare coffee beans
- Certain Sunday dinner
- Dean Martin specialty
- Dis-honor?
- Recent Justin Bieber event
- Friars' gathering
- Honor with insults
- Dinner that may be tough to swallow for the guest of honor
More clues leading to the result RIDE
- Sally in space
- "Thumb a ___"
- Catch a Greyhound
- The Cyclone, for one
- Thumb a __ (hitchhike)
- Be carried by
- Carnival attraction
- Disneyland attraction
- Emulate Miss Daisy
- Go by car
More clues leading to the result CHAFF
- Refuse
- Banter
- Threshing debris
- Wheat waste
- Tease good-naturedly
- Grain refuse
- It's separated from wheat
- Threshing refuse
- Grain husk
- Threshing leftovers
More clues leading to the result JOSH
- Kid around
- Logan of Broadway
- Kid
- Poke fun at
- "Inherent Vice" actor Brolin
- Actor Brolin
- Needle
- Tease
- Twit
- Kid good-naturedly
More clues leading to the result JAPE
More clues leading to the result JEER
- Mock
- Ridicule
- Unsportsmanlike utterance
- Scoff
- Heckle or mock
- Boo-bird's call
- Boo and hiss
- Catcall
- Taunt
- Make rude remarks