The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word THUG , but the solution may also be HOOLIGAN which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Ruffian crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| THUG | 40 % | 4 |
| HOOD | 11 % | 4 |
| MAULER | 11 % | 6 |
| HOOLIGAN | 11 % | 8 |
| BRUTE | 9 % | 5 |
| GOON | 9 % | 4 |
| HOODLUM | 4 % | 7 |
| PLUGUGLY | 2 % | 8 |
| BRUISER | 2 % | 7 |
Why may HOOLIGAN be the right solution?
The word "hooligan" is often used to describe a person who engages in rowdy or violent behavior, which could be synonymous with the word "ruffian".
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Ruffian
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- yobo
- yobbo
- roughneck
- bully
- hooligan
- rowdy
- tough
- yob
- hood
- blackguard
- swaggerer
- rascal
Crossword Answer definitions
THUG noun- Someone with an intimidating and unseemly appearance and mannerisms, who treats others violently and roughly, often for hire.
- One of a band of assassins formerly active in northern India who worshipped Kali and offered their victims to her.
- In gardening, an over-vigorous plant that spreads and dominates the flowerbed.
- A punk; a hoodlum; a hooligan.
- To commit acts of thuggery, to live the life of a thug, or to dress and act in a manner reminiscent of someone who does.
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 THUG
More clues leading to the result HOOD
- British bonnet
- Umbrella alternative
- Cowl
- Ruffian
- Where the "Boyz" are?
- Sweatshirt part, perhaps
- Spot for an ornament
- It goes over your head
- Hooligan
- Young tough
More clues leading to the result MAULER
- Jack Dempsey, aka the "Manassa ___"
- Ungentle one
- Ruffian
- Manassas ___ (Jack Dempsey's moniker)
- Rough customer
- Roughhousing one
- Bruiser.
- Epithet for Dempsey.
- Wrestler: Slang.
- Sobriquet for a prizefighter.
More clues leading to the result HOOLIGAN
- Urban brawler
- Tough guy
- Ruffian
- Young gang member
- Rowdy sort
- "Happy" hobo of old comic strip.
- Happy ___, comics hero
- Tough
- Rowdy
- Rowdy soccer fan, for one
More clues leading to the result BRUTE
- Insensitive person
- Thug
- Animal
- Mean-spirited lout
- Savage critter
- Savage
- Ill-mannered one
- Barbarian
- Yahoo
- Monster
More clues leading to the result GOON
More clues leading to the result HOODLUM
- Plug-ugly thug
- Tough punk
- Gang member
- Gangster
- Bad sort whose second syllable is often dropped
- Thug
- Street tough.
- Tough.
- Gorilla
- Tough