The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word WAIF which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2023.
Ragamuffin crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| WAIF | 56 % | 4 |
| URCHIN | 33 % | 6 |
| TATTERDEMALION | 6 % | 14 |
| GAMIN | 6 % | 5 |
Why may WAIF be the right solution?
The word "waif" refers to a homeless and helpless person, especially a child. A ragamuffin is also a person in tattered, shabby clothing who appears to be homeless. Therefore, "waif" is a fitting answer for the clue "Ragamuffin".
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Ragamuffin
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- tatterdemalion
- vagabond
- scruffy
- waif
- rascal
- hobo
- scroungy
- raggedy
- raggy
- shoeless
- disheveled
- scraggly
Crossword Answer definitions
WAIF noun- A castaway; a homeless child.
- (of a plant outside its native range) A plant that has been introduced but is not persistently naturalized.
- Goods found of which the owner is not known; originally, such goods as a pursued thief threw away to prevent being apprehended, which belonged to the king unless the owner made pursuit of the felon, took him, and brought him to justice.
- Hence, anything found, or without an owner; that which comes along, as it were, by chance.
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 WAIF
- Orphan
- Stray animal
- Stray calf
- Gamin
- Child in a Dickens novel, often
- One without a home
- Twiggy, for one
- Dickensian child
- Ragamuffin
- Little nomad
More clues leading to the result URCHIN
- Rascal
- Mischievous youngster
- Street kid
- Guttersnipe
- Imp
- Youngster
- Ragamuffin
- Sea ___
- David Copperfield, e.g.
- Scamp