The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SPEAR which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2021.
Primitive weapon crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SPEAR | 76 % | 5 |
| SLING | 9 % | 5 |
| DART | 6 % | 4 |
| BLOWGUN | 6 % | 7 |
| SLINGSHOT | 3 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Primitive weapon
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- club
- cudgel
- bludgeon
- baton
- sap
- stick
- israelite
- rocket
- clubbed
- crab
- sabre
- lance
Crossword Answer definitions
SPEAR noun- A long stick with a sharp tip used as a weapon for throwing or thrusting, or anything used to make a thrusting motion.
- A soldier armed with such a weapon; a spearman.
- A lance with barbed prongs, used by fishermen to retrieve fish.
- An illegal maneuver using the end of a hockey stick to strike into another hockey player.
- In professional wrestling, a running tackle in which the wrestler's shoulder is driven into the opponent's midsection.
- A shoot, as of grass; a spire.
- The feather of a horse.
- The rod to which the bucket, or plunger, of a pump is attached; a pump rod.
- A long, thin strip from a vegetable.
- To pierce with a spear.
- (by extension) To penetrate or strike with, or as if with, any long narrow object; to make a thrusting motion that catches an object on the tip of a long device.
- To shoot into a long stem, as some plants do.
- Male.
- Pertaining to male family members.
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 SPEAR
- Asparagus measure
- Catch fish, in a way
- Javelin
- Asparagus unit
- __-carrier (opera bit player)
- Unit of asparagus
- Supernumerary's prop
- Grab with a toothpick
- Broccoli serving
- Lance
More clues leading to the result SLING
- Broken-arm holder
- Arm holder
- Cast support
- Giant killer
- David's weapon
- Cast supporter
- Arm band?
- Stone launcher
- David's launcher
- David's device
More clues leading to the result DART
- Flit about
- Pub missile
- Pub projectile
- Blowgun ammo
- Thing shot in a bar
- Bull's-eye hitter
- Fly (through)
- It may be blown out by a hunter
- It might be thrown at a bull
- It might be tossed out while picking up a blonde
More clues leading to the result BLOWGUN
- Small-game weapon sometimes crafted from river cane
- Dart shooter that might be made from a reed
- Small weapon using darts
- Primitive weapon
- Dart shooter