The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word STRAWMAN which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 2008.
Scarecrow crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| STRAWMAN | 40 % | 8 |
| JACKSTRAW | 20 % | 9 |
| RAGAMUFFIN | 20 % | 10 |
| ALPACINOMOVIE | 20 % | 13 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Scarecrow
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- strawman
- spectre
- pumpkinhead
- pumpkin
- cornstalk
- pumpkins
- witch
- cornfield
- halloween
- clown
- snowman
- cornstalks
Crossword Answer definitions
STRAWMAN noun- The third party who makes a straw purchase for another person.
- A doll or scarecrow, particularly one stuffed with straw.
- An innocuous person or someone of nominal or lesser importance, as a front man or straw boss.
- An insubstantial concept, idea, endeavor or argument, particularly one deliberately set up to be weakly supported, so that it can be easily knocked down; especially to impugn the strength of any related or contrasted thing or idea.
- An outline serving as an initial proposal for a project, usually refined iteratively.
- To falsely attribute an insubstantial argument (a straw man argument) to another through direct declaration or indirect implication; to put words in someone's mouth.
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 STRAWMAN
- Specious figure in an argument
- Corn protection
- Scarecrow, e.g.
- Informal fallacy used in an argument
- Crop protector
- Farmer's creation
- Conveniently weak argument, metaphorically
- Deliberately weak argument metaphor
- Nonentity.
- Perjured witness.
More clues leading to the result JACKSTRAW
- Scarecrow
- One or many little sticks in a game.
- Stick in pick-up-sticks
- Stick pulled from a pile
- Pick-up sticks piece
More clues leading to the result RAGAMUFFIN
- Tatterdemalion
- Street urchin
- Oliver Twist, e.g.
- Child in tattered clothes
- Scarecrow.
- Halloween figure.
- Urchin.
- Tatterdemalion.
- Street child
- Untreated, he's tricky