The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word HARDY , but the solution may also be CRAGGY which is one of the most recent solution (2022 in Wall Street Journal).
Rugged crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| HARDY | 24 % | 5 |
| UNEVEN | 24 % | 6 |
| STURDY | 12 % | 6 |
| CRAGGY | 12 % | 6 |
| MANLY | 6 % | 5 |
| HARSH | 6 % | 5 |
| MADETOLAST | 6 % | 10 |
| SEVERE | 6 % | 6 |
| HAIRY | 6 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Rugged
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- craggy
- rough
- knockabout
- unsmooth
- difficult
- hard
- broken
- hardy
- robust
- tough
- sturdy
- cliffy
Crossword Answer definitions
HARDY noun- (usually in the plural) Anything, especially a plant, that is hardy.
- A blacksmith's fuller or chisel, having a square shank for insertion into a square hole in an anvil, called the hardy hole.
- Having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships.
- Able to survive adverse growing conditions.
- Brave and resolute.
- Impudent.
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 HARDY
- Franklin W. Dixon boys
- Franklin W. Dixon's boys
- Laurel companion
- Like a perennial
- Rooney role
- Teen sleuths' family name
- "The Mayor of Casterbridge" author
- Courageous
- Frank or Joe of boys' books
- Rugged
More clues leading to the result UNEVEN
More clues leading to the result STURDY
- Built to last
- Well-built
- Strongly constructed
- Substantially made
- Strongly built
- Built, so to speak
- Built for durability
- Solidly built
- Stalwart
- Not fragile
More clues leading to the result CRAGGY
- Rocky
- Like ibex terrain
- Like an outdoorsman's face, perhaps
- Rife with rugged rocks
- Like a mountain goat's domain
- Rocky and steep
- Full of rugged rocks
- Rugged, as terrain.
- Rock strewn and steep
- Rock-strewn and steep
More clues leading to the result MANLY
- Macho-like
- Macho
- Virile
- Teeming with testosterone
- Rambo-like
- Masculine
- Full of machismo
- Two-fisted
- Tall, dark and handsome
- Not boyish
More clues leading to the result HARSH
- Severe
- Draconian
- Like many realities
- Abrasive
- Difficult on the ears
- Unduly severe
- Strict or stark
- Grating to the ear
- Far from lenient
- Unpleasantly severe
More clues leading to the result MADETOLAST
More clues leading to the result SEVERE
- Extreme
- Like many reprimands
- Exacting
- Harsh
- Grave
- Draconian
- Dire
- Like some thunderstorms
- Like some winter weather
- in the extreme