The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word PUG which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2017.
Short-haired dog crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PUG | 33 % | 3 |
| BOXER | 33 % | 5 |
| DOBERMAN | 33 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Short-haired dog
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- boxer
- pug
- doberman
- mastiff
- rhodesian ridgeback
- chihuahua
- bulldog
- bull mastiff
- whippet
- pinscher
- basset
- peke
Crossword Answer definitions
PUG noun- A small dog of an ancient breed originating in China, having a snub nose, wrinkled face, squarish body, short smooth hair, and curled tail.
- A bargeman.
- Chaff; the refuse of grain
- Any geometrid moth of the genus Eupithecia.
- An elf or hobgoblin.
- An upper servant in a great house.
- A harlot; a prostitute.
- One who fights with fists; a boxer.
- Any compressed clay-like material mixed and worked into a soft, plastic condition for making bricks, pottery or for paving. (Also pug soil)
- A pug mill.
- To mix and stir when wet.
- To fill or stop with clay by tamping; to fill in or spread with mortar, as a floor or partition, for the purpose of deadening sound.
- The pawprint or footprint of an animal
- A term of endearment.
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 PUG
- Toy dog breed
- Wrinkly-faced pooch
- Little dog
- Small dog
- Wrinkly canine
- Wrinkly-faced dog
- Wrinkle-faced dog
- Small but muscular dog breed
- Kind of dog or nose
- Boxer
More clues leading to the result BOXER
- Joe Louis was one
- Secret China society
- Jabber?
- Member of a 19th-century Chinese secret society
- Tyson or Holyfield
- Rocky Balboa, for one
- Oscar de la Hoya, for example
- Either of two illustrious Sugar Rays
- Ring competitor
- Hit man?