The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word GRIND which also is the latest solution we found used in Newsday in 2012.
Rat race crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| GRIND | 67 % | 5 |
| RUT | 17 % | 3 |
| VICIOUSCIRCLE | 17 % | 13 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Rat race
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- street race
- racing
- drag race
- relay race
- scratch race
- race
- obstacle race
- road race
- auto racing
- road event
- slot racing
- race meeting
Crossword Answer definitions
GRIND noun- The act of reducing to powder, or of sharpening, by friction.
- Something that has been reduced to powder, something that has been ground.
- A specific degree of pulverization of coffee beans.
- A tedious and laborious task.
- A grinding trick on a skateboard or snowboard.
- One who studies hard; a swot.
- Grindcore (subgenre of heavy metal)
- Hustle
- To reduce to smaller pieces by crushing with lateral motion.
- To shape with the force of friction.
- To remove material by rubbing with an abrasive surface.
- To become ground, pulverized, or polished by friction.
- To move with much difficulty or friction; to grate.
- To slide the flat portion of a skateboard or snowboard across an obstacle such as a railing.
- To oppress, hold down or weaken.
- To rotate the hips erotically.
- To dance in a sexually suggestive way with both partners in very close proximity, often pressed against each other.
- To repeat a task a large number of times in a row to achieve a specific goal.
- To operate by turning a crank.
- To produce mechanically and repetitively as if by turning a crank.
- To automatically format and indent code.
- To instill through repetitive teaching.
- To eat.
- To work or study hard; to hustle or drudge.
- To annoy or irritate (a person); to grind one's gears.
- A traditional communal pilot whale hunt in the Faroe Islands.
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 GRIND
- Bump partner
- Laborious routine
- Dance all up (on)
- Prepare, as for a slow pour
- Rat race pace
- Workday routine
- Workaday rut
- Work as a miller
- Grate together
- Pulverize
More clues leading to the result RUT
- Furrow
- Groove
- Same old same old
- Boring routine
- Monotonous routine
- Rat-race course?
- Sticking point?
- Sticking point
- Ungroovy groove
- Bad groove to be in