The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word DENSE , but the solution may also be THICKHEADED which is one of the most recent solution (2016 in USA Today).
Slow-witted crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DENSE | 52 % | 5 |
| DIM | 24 % | 3 |
| OBTUSE | 10 % | 6 |
| DUMB | 5 % | 4 |
| DULL | 2 % | 4 |
| UNAPT | 2 % | 5 |
| DOLTISH | 2 % | 7 |
| THICKHEADED | 2 % | 11 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Slow-witted
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- feebleminded
- half-witted
- stupid
- unintelligent
- dimwitted
- illiterate
- slowness
- unintellectual
- sluggish
- slowish
- mental retardation
- retarded
Crossword Answer definitions
DENSE noun- A thicket.
- Having relatively high density.
- Compact; crowded together.
- Thick; difficult to penetrate.
- Opaque; allowing little light to pass through.
- Obscure, or difficult to understand.
- Being a subset of a topological space that approximates the space well. See Wikipedia article on dense sets for mathematical definition.
- (of a person) Slow to comprehend; of low intelligence.
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 DENSE
- Compact
- Like a pea-soup fog
- No Einstein
- None too swift
- Thick
- Thickheaded
- Tightly packed
- Slow
- Incredibly thick
- Not bright
More clues leading to the result DIM
- No rocket scientist
- __ bulb (not too bright)
- Not bright
- Shadowy
- Turn the lights down
- __ bulb (stupid person)
- Not so sharp (and the start of a split order of finger food)
- Indistinct
- Vague
- Barely turned on
More clues leading to the result OBTUSE
- Dense
- Dull
- Between right and straight
- Dumb as a doorknob
- Slow-witted
- Greater than 90°, as an angle
- Thickheaded
- Slow to learn
- More than 90°, or less than tactful
- Insensitive
More clues leading to the result DUMB
- Cloddish
- ___ waiter (elevator)
- Type of waiter
- Like a rock?
- Like someone stoned, perhaps
- See 25-Down
- Word with waiter or bell
- Speechless
- Unintelligent
- Not bright at all
More clues leading to the result DULL
- Blunt
- In need of honing
- Lackluster
- Yawn-provoking
- Snooze-worthy
- Jejune
- Far from bright
- Blah
- Like some aches
- Ho-hum
More clues leading to the result UNAPT
- Out of place
- Inappropriate
- Not likely
- Slow-witted
- Not fitting
- Ill-suited
- Not likely (to)
- Ill-chosen
- Not suitable
- Not appropriate