The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word CAVIL , but the solution may also be ARGUE which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Quibble crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CAVIL | 39 % | 5 |
| SPLITHAIRS | 15 % | 10 |
| ARGUE | 13 % | 5 |
| NIT | 13 % | 3 |
| CARP | 8 % | 4 |
| NITPICK | 7 % | 7 |
| PALTER | 3 % | 6 |
| EVADE | 2 % | 5 |
Why may ARGUE be the right solution?
"Quibble" means to argue or raise objections about a trivial matter. "Argue" is a synonym for quibble and fits the definition of the clue.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Quibble
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- pettifog
- niggle
- brabble
- bicker
- squabble
- cavil
- argue
- discuss
- nitpick
- nitpicking
- qualm
- caveat
Crossword Answer definitions
CAVIL noun- A petty or trivial objection or criticism.
- To criticise for petty or frivolous reasons.
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 CAVIL
- Trivial thing
- Find fault unnecessarily
- Be petty
- Nitpick
- Find fault
- Nitpick incessantly
- Raise frivolous objections
- Find fault with unnecessarily
- Criticize
- Split hairs
More clues leading to the result SPLITHAIRS
- Quibble
- Nitpick
- Be pedantic
- Be overly exact
- Make petty distinctions
- *Nitpick
- Nitpick, and what this puzzle's circled letters represent
- Make petty distinctions ... and what 17-, 23- and 49-Across literally do?
- Be overly petty
- Be too picky
More clues leading to the result ARGUE
- Debate (with)
- Lock horns
- State one's case
- Debate
- Dispute
- Plead one's case
- Press the point
- Go back and forth on an issue
- Wrangle
- Be contentious
More clues leading to the result NIT
- Coll. basketball tourney
- Hoops tourney, for short
- This isn't welcome in school
- Little louse
- Nottingham nerd
- NCAA tourney's lesser cousin
- Prefix for wit
- Annual competition first won by the Temple Owls, for short
- Basketball championship of which St. John's has won the most, 6
- Small problem
More clues leading to the result CARP
- Find fault in a disagreeable way
- Freshwater catch
- Pond fish
- Bottom feeder
- Food fish
- Freshwater fish
- Find fault
- Complain
- Complain, like a fish?
- Beef
More clues leading to the result NITPICK
- Criticize the minutiae
- Criticize every little detail
- Carp about details
- Find a few faults
- Cavil
- Split hairs
- Quibble
- Not be satisfied, perhaps
- Sweat the small stuff, in a way
- Go after little things
More clues leading to the result PALTER
- Speak deceitfully
- Trifle.
- Play false.
- Talk insincerely.
- Act insincerely.
- Quibble.
- Act insincerely
- Trifle
- Talk insincerely
- Be deceitful