The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SPED , but the solution may also be SPEDUP which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Stepped on it crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SPED | 47 % | 4 |
| SPEDUP | 16 % | 6 |
| HIED | 11 % | 4 |
| RACED | 11 % | 5 |
| HURRIED | 5 % | 7 |
| ZIPPED | 5 % | 6 |
| RUSHED | 5 % | 6 |
Why may SPEDUP be the right solution?
The answer "SPEDUP" is the right solution because when you step on the gas pedal of a car, you make it go faster, or "speed up."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Stepped on it
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- step on
- stomped
- tripped
- treaded
- trodden
- stomping
- flat footed
- step in
- misstep
- step off
- trampled
- footing
Crossword Answer definitions
SPED verb- To succeed; to prosper, be lucky.
- To help someone, to give them fortune; to aid or favour.
- To go fast.
- To exceed the speed limit.
- To increase the rate at which something occurs.
- To be under the influence of stimulant drugs, especially amphetamines.
- To be expedient.
- To hurry to destruction; to put an end to; to ruin.
- To wish success or good fortune to, in any undertaking, especially in setting out upon a journey.
- To cause to make haste; to dispatch with celerity; to drive at full speed; hence, to hasten; to hurry.
- To hasten to a conclusion; to expedite.
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 SPED
- Flew by
- Floored it
- Hurried
- Put the pedal to the metal
- Tore
- Exceeded the limit
- Hustled
- Made haste
- Ignored the posted limits
- Went like the wind
More clues leading to the result SPEDUP
- Like some Benny Hill skits
- Like many Keystone Kops movies
- Accelerated
- Stepped on it
- Went faster
- Floored it, say
- Gave it more gas
- Made better time
- Hit the gas
- Increased the pace
More clues leading to the result HIED
- Made haste
- Went quickly
- Hustled
- Sped off
- Flew like the wind
- Got out of here but quick
- Rushed along
- Tore
- Made tracks
- Lit out quickly
More clues leading to the result RACED
- Competed at Indy
- Sped
- Did the Wanamaker Mile
- Ran a 440, perhaps
- Ran for the gold
- Ran like the wind
- Competed with Seattle Slew
- Fought the clock
- Did a time trial
- Participated in an enduro