The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word STIFF , but the solution may also be SET which is one of the most recent solution (2020 in New York Times).
Rigid crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| STIFF | 20 % | 5 |
| TENSE | 20 % | 5 |
| ADAMANT | 9 % | 7 |
| STRICT | 7 % | 6 |
| STERN | 7 % | 5 |
| SET | 7 % | 3 |
| TAUT | 5 % | 4 |
| PRIM | 5 % | 4 |
| FIRM | 5 % | 4 |
| CASTIRON | 2 % | 8 |
| STONY | 2 % | 5 |
| HARDSET | 2 % | 7 |
| INELASTIC | 2 % | 9 |
| STRINGENT | 2 % | 9 |
| HARD | 2 % | 4 |
| IRONCLAD | 2 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Rigid
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- stiff
- strict
- unmoving
- nonmoving
- inflexible
- fixed
- intolerant
- unbending
- set
- unadaptable
- semirigid
- stiffness
Crossword Answer definitions
STIFF noun- An average person, usually male, of no particular distinction, skill, or education, often a working stiff or lucky stiff.
- A person who is deceived, as a mark or pigeon in a swindle.
- A cadaver; a dead person.
- A flop; a commercial failure.
- A person who leaves (especially a restaurant) without paying the bill.
- (by extension) A customer who does not leave a tip.
- Any hard hand where it is possible to exceed 21 by drawing an additional card.
- Negotiable instruments, possibly forged.
- To fail to pay that which one owes (implicitly or explicitly) to another, especially by departing hastily.
- To cheat someone
- To tip ungenerously
- (of an object) Rigid; hard to bend; inflexible.
- (of policies and rules and their application and enforcement) Inflexible; rigid.
- (of a person) Formal in behavior; unrelaxed.
- Harsh, severe.
- (of muscles or parts of the body) Painful as a result of excessive or unaccustomed exercise.
- Potent.
- Dead, deceased.
- (of a penis) Erect.
- (of whipping cream or egg whites) Beaten until so aerated that they stand up straight on their own.
- Of an equation: for which certain numerical solving methods are numerically unstable, unless the step size is taken to be extremely small.
- Keeping upright.
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 STIFF
- Unbending
- Body bag contents
- Like a strong drink
- Inflexible
- Harsh, as a penalty
- Starchy
- Leave without paying
- Tip zip
- Far from flexible
- Harsh, as a prison sentence
More clues leading to the result TENSE
- On edge
- Past perfect
- Full of suspense
- High-strung
- Jittery
- Uptight
- Wound up
- Past or present
- Wired
- Under strain
More clues leading to the result ADAMANT
- Hard-hearted
- Rigid
- Uncompromising
- Stubborn
- Unbudging
- Unwilling to budge
- "Goody Two Shoes" singer
- Inflexible
- Utterly unyielding
- Unyielding
More clues leading to the result STRICT
- Unyielding
- Unbending
- Black-and-white
- Like a martinet
- Rigorous
- Unwilling to give makeup exams, say
- Rigid
- Precise
- Following the letter of the law
- Inflexible about rules
More clues leading to the result STERN
- Isaac or Howard
- Strict
- Violinist Isaac
- Austere
- Imus' rival
- "Private Parts" author
- Exacting
- "Miss America" author
- Author of "Private Parts"
- Like some warnings
More clues leading to the result SET
- Challenging card game
- Complete group
- Congeal
- Gel
- Get firm
- Jet follower
- Kind of point or shot
- Play opener
- Salon job
- Solidify
More clues leading to the result TAUT
- Sans slack
- Lacking slack
- Like a bowstring
- Like a trampoline's surface
- Stretched
- Unyielding
- Far from slack
- Gripping
- Having no slack
- Strung with tension
More clues leading to the result PRIM
- Extremely proper
- Stiffly neat
- __ and proper
- Proper's partner
- Proper
- Prudish
- Strait-laced
- Proper mate
- Straitlaced
- Overly formal
More clues leading to the result FIRM
- Grisham's "The __"
- Business partnership
- 1993 Sydney Pollack thriller, with "The"
- Soft's opposite
- Unchanging
- Unlikely to bend
- Solid
- Unwilling to budge
- Unbudging
- Fixed in place
More clues leading to the result CASTIRON
- Heavy metal
- Skillet material
- Inflexible
- Inflexible, as an agreement
- Like some durable skillets
- Cookware material
- Extremely hardy
- Hard and brittle metal.
- Unyielding.
- Symbol of hardness.
More clues leading to the result STONY
- Impassive
- Like a rock
- Without warmth
- Like some beaches
- Immovable
- Showing no emotion
- Cold and unfeeling
- Expressionless
- Unemotional
- Merciless
More clues leading to the result HARDSET
More clues leading to the result INELASTIC
- Not responsive to changing conditions
- Unyielding
- Resistant to stretching
- Lacking flexibility
- Describing a wartime girdle.
- Rigid
- Stiff
More clues leading to the result STRINGENT
More clues leading to the result HARD
- No picnic
- Unyielding
- Like a Friday crossword
- Ready to get down, in a way
- Posing a challenge
- Nearly unsolvable
- Stony
- Demanding
- Like most themeless puzzles
- 10 on the Mohs scale