Answer to "Spurs (on)" crossword clue

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word URGES , but the solution may also be GOOSES which is one of the most recent solution (2012 in Wall Street Journal).

Spurs (on) crossword clue answers

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

Answer	Likelyness	Letters
URGES	14 %	5
INCITES	14 %	7
HIES	14 %	4
GOADS	14 %	5
GOOSES	14 %	6
STIMULATES	14 %	10
PRODS	14 %	5

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Spurs (on)

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

• motivates
• encourages
• inspires
• eggs
• spurrer
• team
• calcariferous
• cockspur
• goad
• heel
• point
• prick

Crossword Answer definitions

URGES noun

1. A strong desire; an itch to do something.

URGES verb

1. To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward.
2. To press the mind or will of; to ply with motives, arguments, persuasion, or importunity.
3. To provoke; to exasperate.
4. To press hard upon; to follow closely.
5. To present in an urgent manner; to insist upon.
6. To treat with forcible means; to take severe or violent measures with.
7. To press onward or forward.
8. To be pressing in argument; to insist; to persist.

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 URGES

• Goads
• More than suggests
• Yens
• Eggs on
• Solicits
• Incites
• Cravings
• Hard to resist
• Exhorts
• Beseeches

More clues leading to the result INCITES

• Stirs up
• Urges, as to riot
• Urges on, as to riot
• Causes, as a fight
• Sparks
• Provokes.
• Eggs to action.
• Moves to action.
• Spurs on.
• Rouses.

More clues leading to the result HIES

• Hotfoots it!
• Hurries along
• Rushes
• Gets a move on
• Gets out of here quickly
• Leaves
• Makes a quick retreat
• Moves in a hurry
• Rushes in the past
• Hastens

More clues leading to the result GOADS

• Eggs on
• Prods
• Spurs
• Prods into action
• Incites
• Urges
• Needles
• Pushes
• Uses spurs, say
• Cattle drivers

More clues leading to the result GOOSES

• Pokes
• Reaches from behind
• Increases, with "up"
• Energizes, as the economy
• Spurs to action
• Energizes
• Strengthens, with "up"
• Quickly increases
• Stimulates, slangily
• Spurs

More clues leading to the result STIMULATES

• Spurs on.

More clues leading to the result PRODS

• Stimulates
• Tries to motivate
• "Get going" jabs
• Urges on
• Elbows
• Spurs to action
• Gives a poke to
• Digs into
• Goads
• Cattle zappers