The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word MESS , but the solution may also be JAM which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Predicament crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| MESS | 22 % | 4 |
| SCRAPE | 20 % | 6 |
| SPOT | 14 % | 4 |
| JAM | 9 % | 3 |
| BIND | 9 % | 4 |
| FIX | 6 % | 3 |
| HOLE | 3 % | 4 |
| NODE | 3 % | 4 |
| DILEMMA | 3 % | 7 |
| PICKLE | 1 % | 6 |
| QUANDARY | 1 % | 8 |
| HOTWATER | 1 % | 8 |
| STICKYSITUATION | 1 % | 15 |
| TIGHTSPOT | 1 % | 9 |
| PLIGHT | 1 % | 6 |
| BOAT | 0 % | 4 |
| KETTLEOFFISH | 0 % | 12 |
| RUB | 0 % | 3 |
| STRAIT | 0 % | 6 |
| STATE | 0 % | 5 |
| STRAITS | 0 % | 7 |
| BADSPOT | 0 % | 7 |
| STEW | 0 % | 4 |
Why may JAM be the right solution?
"Jam" is a slang term meaning a difficult situation or predicament. It fits the clue "predicament" well.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Predicament
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- quandary
- plight
- problematic
- problem
- difficulty
- difficulties
- hardship
- adversity
- conundrum
- trouble
- stringency
- mess
Crossword Answer definitions
MESS noun- A disagreeable mixture or confusion of things; hence, a situation resulting from blundering or from misunderstanding; disorder.
- A large quantity or number.
- Excrement.
- A person in a state of (especially emotional) turmoil or disarray; an emotional wreck.
- (transitive, often used with "up") To make untidy or dirty.
- (transitive, often used with "up") To throw into disorder or to ruin.
- To interfere.
- (used with "with") To screw around with, to bother, to be annoying to.
- Mass; a church service.
- A quantity of food set on a table at one time; provision of food for a person or party for one meal; also, the food given to an animal at one time.
- A number of persons who eat together, and for whom food is prepared in common, especially military personnel who eat at the same table.
- A building or room in which mess is eaten.
- A set of four (from the old practice of dividing companies into sets of four at dinner).
- The milk given by a cow at one milking.
- To take meals with a mess.
- To belong to a mess.
- To eat (with others).
- To supply with a mess.
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 MESS
- Boot-camp fare
- Interfere
- Military meal
- Not a pretty sight
- Quantico cuisine
- Recruit's dinner
- Shambles
- Teen's room, often
- Army chow
- Predicament
More clues leading to the result SCRAPE
- Predicament
- Pickle
- Awkward situation
- Eke
- Abrasion
- ___ up (gather with difficulty)
- Embarrassing situation
- Jam or pickle
- Kid's frequent knee injury
- Clear of snow, as a windshield
More clues leading to the result SPOT
- Dalmatian's name?
- Dry-cleaner's target
- Good name for a leopard?
- It may be soft or sweet
- Locale
- TV commercial
- "See __ run"
- Dick and Jane's dog
- Dick's dog
- Pet's name
More clues leading to the result JAM
- Compress
- Bread spread
- Crush
- Gridlock
- Predicament
- Tight spot
- Toast topper
- Strawberry or blueberry spread
- Traffic trouble
- What the Grateful Dead liked to do?
More clues leading to the result BIND
- Tie up
- Tie tightly
- Cause to cohere
- Tough situation
- Wrap tightly
- Predicament
- Secure with ropes
- Tie together
- Spot of trouble
- Scrape
More clues leading to the result FIX
- Band-aid
- Make work
- Quandary
- Predicament
- Tight spot
- Tricky situation
- Repair
- Get working again
- Fine kettle of fish
- Sticky wicket
More clues leading to the result HOLE
- Bob Hope Classic target
- Duffer's target
- Golfer's target
- Ozone-level decrease
- Aperture
- Donut center
- Hollow space
- Cavity
- Tiger's target
- Mole hangout
More clues leading to the result NODE
- Bump on a log
- Connector
- Protuberance
- Terminal on a network
- Connecting point
- Swelling
- Bump
- Computer network site
- Graph point
- Bump on a log?
More clues leading to the result DILEMMA
- Problem with horns?
- Thorny problem
- Predicament
- Perplexing choice
- Quandary
- Choice between two equally bad options
- Choosing between two evils, say
- Catch-22
- Perplexing problem
- Fix
More clues leading to the result PICKLE
- Deli side
- Picnic side
- Predicament
- Jam
- Edible spear
- Slice with some sandwiches
- Burger topping
- Burger-relish source
- Solution for preserving food.
- Green garnish.
More clues leading to the result QUANDARY
More clues leading to the result HOTWATER
- Serious trouble
- Trouble
- Big trouble
- Trouble, so to speak
- Deep trouble
- *Big trouble
- *Deep trouble
- Big trouble, so to speak
- A spot
- What skating on thin ice might get you into?
More clues leading to the result STICKYSITUATION
- Awkwardly difficult event (for a glue maker?)
- Spot between a rock and a hard place ... or a hint to the ends of 17-, 26- and 49-Across
- Awkwardly uncomfortable event
- Pickle
- Predicament
- Difficult spot
- Spot for someone in a jam
More clues leading to the result TIGHTSPOT
More clues leading to the result PLIGHT
- Tough spot
- Precarious situation
- Dilemma
- Predicament
- Sorry state
- Unfortunate situation
- ___ one's troth
- Pickle
- Sad state of affairs
More clues leading to the result BOAT
- Gravy dish
- Open water-craft
- Gravy container
- Word with dream or gravy
- Bark or punt
- Skiff
- Gravy server
- Gravy holder
- Isle-dweller's transport
- Regatta member
More clues leading to the result KETTLEOFFISH
More clues leading to the result RUB
- Spice massaged onto raw food
- Try to work the knots out of, as a muscle
- Tug partner
- Massage
- "Ay, there's the ___"
- Get the knots out of, say
- Predicament
- Spa selection
- Source of irritation
- Abrade
More clues leading to the result STRAIT
- C&W's George
- ____ of Magellan
- See 30-Across
- Isthmus
- Cook or Bering
- Funnel for ships
- Country singer George
- Bottleneck in the blue
- Narrow nautical passage
- Narrow waterway
More clues leading to the result STATE
- Mississippi, for one
- Part of LSU
- Secretary Powell's Department
- Washington, but not Jefferson
- Cabinet post
- Condition
- Declare
- Speak one's mind
- Union member
- Washington, for one
More clues leading to the result STRAITS
- Malacca and Magellan
- Narrow passages
- Narrow waterways
- Predicament
- Juan de Fuca and Magellan
- Some are dire
- They can be dire
- Connecting waterways
- They may be dire
- Pressing situation