The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SPED , but the solution may also be GUNIT which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in Wall Street Journal).
Put the pedal to the metal crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SPED | 36 % | 4 |
| FLOORIT | 13 % | 7 |
| GUNIT | 9 % | 5 |
| SPEED | 9 % | 5 |
| REV | 6 % | 3 |
| RACE | 4 % | 4 |
| HIE | 3 % | 3 |
| SPEEDUP | 1 % | 7 |
| TOOLED | 1 % | 6 |
| STEPONTHEGAS | 1 % | 12 |
| GOFAST | 1 % | 6 |
| UNIT | 1 % | 4 |
| TORE | 1 % | 4 |
| RACED | 1 % | 5 |
| GUN | 1 % | 3 |
| FLOOREDIT | 1 % | 9 |
| RUNWIDEOPEN | 1 % | 11 |
| STEPONIT | 1 % | 8 |
| WINGONESWAY | 1 % | 11 |
| GOATFULLTILT | 1 % | 12 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Put the pedal to the metal
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- put pedal to the metal
- put the pedal to the medal
- put the hammer down
- hit the gas
- put one's foot down
- heavy-foot
- floor it
- step on it
- rev up
- fire on all cylinders
- go for it
- pull out all the stops
Crossword Answer definitions
SPED verb- To succeed; to prosper, be lucky.
- To help someone, to give them fortune; to aid or favour.
- To go fast.
- To exceed the speed limit.
- To increase the rate at which something occurs.
- To be under the influence of stimulant drugs, especially amphetamines.
- To be expedient.
- To hurry to destruction; to put an end to; to ruin.
- To wish success or good fortune to, in any undertaking, especially in setting out upon a journey.
- To cause to make haste; to dispatch with celerity; to drive at full speed; hence, to hasten; to hurry.
- To hasten to a conclusion; to expedite.
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 SPED
- Flew by
- Floored it
- Hurried
- Put the pedal to the metal
- Tore
- Exceeded the limit
- Hustled
- Made haste
- Ignored the posted limits
- Went like the wind
More clues leading to the result FLOORIT
- Accelerate rapidly
- "Put the pedal to the metal!"
- Peel out
- Put the pedal to the metal
- Go as fast as possible
- Hit the gas
- "Step on the gas!"
- Go all out
- Tear
- "Go! Go! Go!"
More clues leading to the result GUNIT
- Hit the gas
- "Put the pedal to the metal!"
- "Hit the gas!"
- "Give 'er some gas!"
- Put the pedal to the metal
- Peel out, maybe
- "Hit the gas"
- "Go fast!," to a driver
- Hit the accelerator
- Put one's foot down, in a way?
More clues leading to the result SPEED
- Floor it
- Risk a summons
- Defy the limit
- Put the pedal to the metal
- Rate of movement
- Velocity
- Exceed the limit
- Risk a ticket
- Ignore the limit
- Going rate?
More clues leading to the result REV
- Gun the engine
- Hit the accelerator
- MLK's title
- Minister, for short
- Pastor, for short
- Prepare to drag
- Race the engine
- Part of r.p.m.
- __ up (accelerate)
- Gun the motor
More clues leading to the result RACE
- 440 or marathon
- Daytona event
- Indy, for one
- Marathon
- Meet event
- It may be three-legged
- Mile or 10K
- Compete
- Compete with Unser
- Indy 500
More clues leading to the result HIE
- Get a move on
- Step on it
- Get the lead out
- Hasten
- Hurry
- Hurry, old style
- Not dawdle
- Shakespeare's "Move it!"
- Go quickly
- Go rapidly
More clues leading to the result SPEEDUP
- Accelerate
- Make time
- Get the lead out, so to speak
- Step on the gas
- Move it along
- Put the pedal to the metal
- Production rush.
- Accelerate.
- Acceleration
- Try to beat the light, say
More clues leading to the result TOOLED
- Hand-decorated, as leather
- Like ornamental leather
- ___ up (prepared a factory)
- Designed on leather
- Drove (along)
- Drove (around)
- Rode (around)
- Equipped with machinery
- Motored (along)
- Hand-__ (decorated)
More clues leading to the result STEPONTHEGAS
- Get a move on
- Hurry
- "Hurry!"
- Make tracks
- Go faster
- Accelerate: Slang.
- Pick up speed
- "Hurry up!"
- Go great guns!
- Floor it!
More clues leading to the result GOFAST
- Put pedal to metal
- Put the pedal to the metal
- Sell like hotcakes
- Speed
- Zoom along
- Floor it
- Race by
- Make haste.
- Sell quickly
- Zip along
More clues leading to the result UNIT
- One of a set
- BTU part
- Course section
- Detail
- Distinct group
- Military detachment
- One of the whole
- Organized body of troops
- Single entity
- Troop group
More clues leading to the result TORE
More clues leading to the result RACED
- Competed at Indy
- Sped
- Did the Wanamaker Mile
- Ran a 440, perhaps
- Ran for the gold
- Ran like the wind
- Competed with Seattle Slew
- Fought the clock
- Did a time trial
- Participated in an enduro
More clues leading to the result GUN
- Beretta, e.g.
- Rev the motor
- Accelerate
- Lock+stock+barrel
- Open the throttle
- Lock, stock, and barrel
- Rev
- Grease ___
- "Smoking" object
- Banger?
More clues leading to the result FLOOREDIT
More clues leading to the result RUNWIDEOPEN
More clues leading to the result STEPONIT
- "Hurry up!"
- Words to a cabbie
- Command to a cabbie
- "Shake a leg!"
- Order to a slow cab driver
- Shout to a slow cabbie
- "Get moving!"
- Hurry
- Shake a leg
- "Get going!"