The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word URGES , but the solution may also be POKES which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in LA Times).
Prods crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| URGES | 39 % | 5 |
| GOADS | 26 % | 5 |
| POKES | 13 % | 5 |
| EGGSON | 9 % | 6 |
| STIMULI | 2 % | 7 |
| COAXES | 2 % | 6 |
| SPURS | 2 % | 5 |
| EGGS | 2 % | 4 |
| NUDGES | 2 % | 6 |
| JABS | 2 % | 4 |
Why may POKES be the right solution?
The word "prods" is a synonym for "pokes," which means to push or jab with a finger or a pointed object. In crossword puzzles, answers are often chosen based on their synonymity with the clue, making "POKES" the correct answer in this case.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Prods
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- poke
- jab
- stab
- goad
- nudge
- spurring
- spur
- goading
- dig
- incite
- egg on
- poke at
Crossword Answer definitions
URGES noun- A strong desire; an itch to do something.
- To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward.
- To press the mind or will of; to ply with motives, arguments, persuasion, or importunity.
- To provoke; to exasperate.
- To press hard upon; to follow closely.
- To present in an urgent manner; to insist upon.
- To treat with forcible means; to take severe or violent measures with.
- To press onward or forward.
- To be pressing in argument; to insist; to persist.
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 URGES
More clues leading to the result GOADS
More clues leading to the result POKES
- Don't buy your pigs in here
- Nudges
- Jabs
- Facebook actions
- Jabs at
- Elbows, maybe
- Elbows
- Punches
- Attends to, as a fire
- Jabs with a finger
More clues leading to the result EGGSON
More clues leading to the result STIMULI
- Incitements
- Incentives
- They provoke
- Cues
- Prods
- Nervous system activators
- Provocations
- They incite responses
- Response provokers
- Reaction causes
More clues leading to the result COAXES
- Inveigles
- Wheedles
- Soft-soaps
- Sweet-talks
- Persuades
- Gently persuades
- Cajoles
- Wheedles.
- Beguiles.
- Persuades by flattery.
More clues leading to the result SPURS
- Cowboy jinglers
- Goads
- CN branch lines
- Mountain range features
- Urges onward
- San Antonio cagers
- San Antonio hoopsters
- Gooses
- Boot attachments
- Short railroad tracks
More clues leading to the result EGGS
- Quiche-maker's need
- Basket filler
- Batter requirement
- Brunch staples
- Fridge-door items
- Rhode Island reds' are brown
- They may be served over
- __ Benedict
- Faberge collectibles
- Ova