The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SPIT , but the solution may also be IMPALE which is one of the most recent solution (2025 in New York Times).
Skewer crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
---|---|---|
SPIT | 45 % | 4 |
IMPALE | 18 % | 6 |
STAB | 13 % | 4 |
PIN | 7 % | 3 |
ROD | 2 % | 3 |
SPEAR | 2 % | 5 |
LAMPOON | 2 % | 7 |
PAN | 2 % | 3 |
BROCHETTE | 2 % | 9 |
LANCE | 2 % | 5 |
SPIKE | 2 % | 5 |
ROAST | 2 % | 5 |
JAB | 2 % | 3 |
Why may IMPALE be the right solution?
The answer "IMPALE" fits the clue "Skewer" because to impale means to pierce or stab with a sharp object, which is what you do when you skewer something with a skewer.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Skewer
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- spit
- brochette
- toothpick
- kabob
- impale
- chopstick
- toothpicks
- poke
- kabobs
- puncture
- dowel
- stick
Crossword Answer definitions
SPIT noun- A thin metal or wooden rod on which meat is skewered for cooking, often over a fire.
- A generally low, narrow, pointed, usually sandy peninsula.
- To impale on a spit; to pierce with a sharp object.
- To use a spit to cook; to attend to food that is cooking on a spit.
- A sudden impact or blow.
- The shock and noise produced by violently closing a door or other object.
- A slam dunk.
- An insult.
- The yellow iron silicate produced in alum works as a waste product.
- A poetry slam.
- A slambook.
- The refuse of alum works.
- A subgenre of death metal with elements of hardcore punk focusing on midtempo rhythms, breakdowns and palm-muted riffs
- A type of card game, also called ruff and honours.
- A card game, played all at once without separate turns, in which players attempt to get rid of their cards as quickly as possible according to certain rules.
- Losing or winning all the tricks in a game.
- A bid of six (small slam) or seven (grand slam) in a suit or no trump.
- Winning all (or all but one) of the available, major or specified events in a given year or sports season.
- A shambling fellow.
- Saliva, especially when expectorated.
- An instance of spitting; specifically, a light fall of rain or snow.
- A person who exactly resembles someone else (usually in set phrases; see spitting image)
- To evacuate (saliva or another substance) from the mouth, etc.
- To emit or expel in a manner similar to evacuating saliva from the mouth; specifically, to rain or snow slightly.
- To utter (something) violently.
- (hip-hop) To rap, to utter.
- To make a spitting sound, like an angry cat.
- The depth to which the blade of a spade goes into the soil when it is used for digging; a layer of soil of the depth of a spade's blade.
- The amount of soil that a spade holds; a spadeful.
- To dig (something) using a spade; also, to turn (the soil) using a plough.
- To plant (something) using a spade.
- To dig, to spade.
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 SPIT
- Barbecue accessory
- Rotisserie need
- Chicken holder
- Rotisserie part
- BBQ accessory
- Polish's pal
- Shoe-shiner's application
- Rotating rod
- BBQ skewer
- Weenie-roast prop
More clues leading to the result IMPALE
- Stick on a stick
- Put on a stick
- Skewer
- Pierce
- Run through
- Really stick
- Pierce with a point
- Hit with a harpoon, say
- Use a fondue fork
- Pierce on a point
More clues leading to the result STAB
- Attempt
- Pierce
- Spear
- Wild guess
- Brief attempt
- Grab with a fork
- Make a try at
- Try
- Poke with a pick
- Stick with a shiv, say
More clues leading to the result PIN
- 5D need
- Brooch
- Fastener
- Rolling ___
- Split component
- ATM entry
- Bowler's target
- 1" badge, say
- A.T.M. need
- ATM no.
More clues leading to the result ROD
- Mr. Serling
- "Spare the __ ..."
- Cone's counterpart
- Five-and-a-half yards
- "The Twilight Zone" creator Serling
- Hood armament
- Serling of "The Pawnbroker"
- Staff
- Fishing pole
- Retina cell
More clues leading to the result SPEAR
- Asparagus measure
- Catch fish, in a way
- Javelin
- Asparagus unit
- __-carrier (opera bit player)
- Unit of asparagus
- Supernumerary's prop
- Grab with a toothpick
- Broccoli serving
- Lance
More clues leading to the result LAMPOON
- National ___ (satire mag)
- Satirize
- Parody
- Ridicule
- Satirize without mercy
- Ridicule satirically
- Sharp satire
- Harsh satire
- The Harvard ___.
- Harvard's font of humor.
More clues leading to the result PAN
- Give one star to
- God often pictured with pipes
- Forty-niners tool
- Move while filming
- Play critic
- Scathing review
- Rotate the camera
- Omelet-maker's need, unless you boil your omelets or cook them in the toaster I suppose
- Critically disdain
- Muffin tin, e.g.
More clues leading to the result BROCHETTE
More clues leading to the result LANCE
- Jousting weapon
- Knight's carry-on
- Thrusting weapon
- Tend to a boil
- Cavalry weapon
- Old weapon
- Weapon for Sir Galahad
- Grid Hall-of-famer Alworth
- Round Tabler's weapon
- Ito of crosswords
More clues leading to the result SPIKE
- Big jump in numbers
- Chart irregularity
- Trend indicator, perhaps
- Lee of Hollywood
- Railroad track fastener
- Volleyball smash
- Sudden increase
- Increase sharply
- Movie maker Lee
- Lee of cinema
More clues leading to the result ROAST
- Insult, kiddingly
- Butcher shop choice
- Prepare coffee beans
- Certain Sunday dinner
- Dean Martin specialty
- Dis-honor?
- Recent Justin Bieber event
- Friars' gathering
- Honor with insults
- Dinner that may be tough to swallow for the guest of honor