The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word MOOCH which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2021.
Sponge crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| MOOCH | 25 % | 5 |
| FREELOAD | 14 % | 8 |
| CADGE | 12 % | 5 |
| LEECH | 8 % | 5 |
| SOT | 8 % | 3 |
| MOOCHER | 5 % | 7 |
| FREELOADER | 4 % | 10 |
| MOISTEN | 3 % | 7 |
| SWAB | 3 % | 4 |
| CADGER | 3 % | 6 |
| DIPSO | 3 % | 5 |
| WIPEUP | 1 % | 6 |
| BUM | 1 % | 3 |
| ABSORB | 1 % | 6 |
| BLOT | 1 % | 4 |
| DEADBEAT | 1 % | 8 |
| GRUB | 1 % | 4 |
| SOPUP | 1 % | 5 |
| EATONEOUTOFHOUSEANDHOME | 1 % | 23 |
| DAB | 1 % | 3 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Sponge
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- poriferan
- parazoan
- leech
- grub
- cadge
- bum
- mooch
- parasite
- minion
- chameleon
- parasitic
- probang
Crossword Answer definitions
MOOCH noun- An aimless stroll.
- One who mooches; a moocher.
- A unit of time comprising ten days, used to measure how long someone holds a job.
- To wander around aimlessly, often causing irritation to others.
- To beg, cadge, or sponge; to exploit or take advantage of others for personal gain.
- To steal or filch.
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 MOOCH
- Sponge
- Parasite
- Panhandle
- "Borrow" permanently
- Be a sponge
- Freeload
- Look for a handout
- Sponge (off of)
- Behave like Cab Calloway's "red hot hoochie coocher"?
- Schnorrer
More clues leading to the result FREELOAD
- Mooch regarding ELO is absorbed by trend (8)
- Sponge
- Mooch
- Take advantage of others' generosity
- Get some, but give none
- Bum
- Grub
- Horn in on a party
- Fail to pay the freight
- Sponge off
More clues leading to the result CADGE
- Get by begging
- Mooch
- Sponge
- Borrow, as a cigarette
- Be a mooch
- Bum off of
- Make like a freeloader
- Sponge from
- Beg
- Freeload
More clues leading to the result LEECH
- Bloodletter's critter
- Hanger-on
- Sponge
- Big sucker
- Bloodsucker
- Sucker
- Moocher
- Annelid useful to ancient doctors
- Annelid used in hirudotherapy
- Sucker at the lake
More clues leading to the result SOT
- He's in his cups
- Tippler
- Lush
- Mayberry's Otis, e.g.
- Pink-elephant sighter
- Rummy
- Barfly
- Boozer
- Drunkard
- One with bottled-up feelings?
More clues leading to the result MOOCHER
More clues leading to the result FREELOADER
- Gravy-train passenger
- Sponge
- Parasite
- Two-legged sponge
- He expects something for nothing.
- Nonpaying party-goer: Slang.
- Scrounger
- Sponge of a sort
- One who mooches
More clues leading to the result MOISTEN
- Sponge
- Prepare for sticking, perhaps
- What misters do
- Make damp
- Prepare to seal, as an envelope
- Wet just a bit
- Wet.
- Humidify.
- Bedew.
- Bedew
More clues leading to the result SWAB
- Cotton ball
- He may be on deck
- Mop, as the deck
- Clean the deck
- Sea dog
- Wipe up
- Tar
- Q-tip
- Mariner's mop
- Clean with a mop
More clues leading to the result CADGER
More clues leading to the result DIPSO
More clues leading to the result WIPEUP
More clues leading to the result BUM
- Like some deals
- Like some raps
- Vagrant
- Cadge
- "Borrow," as a cigarette
- Alley denizen
- Borrow (forver)
- Schlub
- Enthusiast
- Derriere
More clues leading to the result ABSORB
- Gather in
- Soak up
- Sponge up
- Muffle, as shock
- Be like a sponge
- Take in
- Act like a sponge
- Incorporate
- Suck up, like a sponge
- Hold with rapt attention
More clues leading to the result BLOT
- Smudge
- Stain
- Use a paper towel
- Rorschach pattern
- Splotch
- Rorschach unit
- Inkjet snafu
- Dab dry
- Stain or disgrace
- Rorschach image
More clues leading to the result DEADBEAT
- One who doesn't pay debts
- Exhausted.
- All tired out: Colloq.
- Exhausted: Slang.
- Tired out: Slang.
- Down-and-outer.
- Sponge.
- Sponger
- Poor credit risk
- One who ignores bills
More clues leading to the result GRUB
- Eats
- Bite to eat
- Food that is "rustled up"
- Roach coach fare
- Comestibles
- Food
- Chow for cowpokes
- Chow
- Vittles
- Chuck wagon eats
More clues leading to the result SOPUP
- Absorb
- Use bread on gravy
- Get every last drop of
- Collect, as gravy
- Absorb, as gravy
- Get the last drop, as gravy
- Use a sponge for, maybe
- Absorb, as a spill
- Collect, in a way
- Absorb thoroughly