Answer to "Severe test" crossword clue

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word ORDEAL , but the solution may also be CRUCIBLE which is one of the most recent solution (2017 in New York Times).

Severe test crossword clue answers

Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.

Answer	Likelyness	Letters
ORDEAL	86 %	6
CRUCIBLE	14 %	8

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Severe test

These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.

• ordeal
• trial
• defeat
• field
• violent
• vanquish
• intended
• onset
• have
• attempt
• gauntlet
• africanism

Crossword Answer definitions

ORDEAL noun

1. A painful or trying experience.
2. A trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test (such as ducking in water), divine authority deciding the guilt of the accused.
3. The poisonous ordeal bean or Calabar bean

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 ORDEAL

• Painful experience
• Fraternity initiation ritual, e.g.
• Difficult task
• Drawn-out battle
• Trier of men's souls
• Trial
• Trying experience
• Tough grind
• No picnic
• Baptism of fire

More clues leading to the result CRUCIBLE

• Arthur Miller play, with "The"
• Melting pot
• Arthur Miller drama set in Salem, with "The"
• Miller play (with "The").
• With 59 Across, Miller drama.
• Arthur Miller play about the Salem witch trials, with "The"
• Severe test