The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word MIRE which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2019.
Stick in the mud crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| MIRE | 27 % | 4 |
| FOGY | 18 % | 4 |
| WETBLANKET | 11 % | 10 |
| STODGY | 7 % | 6 |
| EMBED | 7 % | 5 |
| OLDFOGEY | 5 % | 8 |
| BEMIRE | 5 % | 6 |
| KILLJOY | 2 % | 7 |
| DODO | 2 % | 4 |
| SPOILSPORT | 2 % | 10 |
| CRAPEHANGER | 2 % | 11 |
| ANCHOR | 2 % | 6 |
| WETNOODLE | 2 % | 9 |
| REED | 2 % | 4 |
| PARTYPOOPER | 2 % | 11 |
| FUDDYDUDDY | 2 % | 10 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Stick in the mud
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- stodgy
- mossy
- fogyish
- moss-grown
- plodder
- nonmodern
- slowpoke
- slowcoach
- stick-in-the-mud
- stick
- party pooper
- mud monkey
Crossword Answer definitions
MIRE noun- Deep mud; moist, spongy earth.
- An undesirable situation, a predicament.
- To cause or permit to become stuck in mud; to plunge or fix in mud.
- To sink into mud.
- To weigh down.
- To soil with mud or foul matter.
- An ant.
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 MIRE
- Bog
- Stick in the mud
- Bog down
- Entangle
- Muck
- "No time to wallow in the ___" Doors lyric
- Swampy ground
- Gooey dirt
- Muddy earth
- Morass
More clues leading to the result FOGY
- 5-Down fossil
- Fuddy-duddy
- Stick-in-the-mud
- Old-fashioned sort
- "Old" conservative sort
- Fossil
- Stodgy old-timer
- Square oldster
- Ultraconservative
- One out of fashion
More clues leading to the result WETBLANKET
- Party pooper
- Killjoy
- Enthusiasm dampener
- Stick-in-the-mud
- Gloomy Gus
- Spoilsport
- Spoilsport.
- Discourage.
- Washline item
- He puts a damper on things
More clues leading to the result STODGY
- Boring
- Boring and dowdy
- Old-fashioned
- Victorian, in a way
- Victorian in nature
- Tediously commonplace
- Fuddy-duddy
- Unduly formal
- Stick-in-the-mud
- Dull
More clues leading to the result EMBED
- Enclose firmly
- Fix firmly in a surrounding mass
- Plant firmly (into)
- Enclose deep within
- Enclose snugly
- Implant
- Set in
- Fix firmly
- Fix securely
- Certain overseas reporter
More clues leading to the result OLDFOGEY
More clues leading to the result BEMIRE
- Cause to bog down
- Make muddy
- Soil
- Muddy
- Drag through the mud
- Drag through the mud.
- Fix in the mud.
- Stick in the mud.
- Bog down.
- Cover with mud.
More clues leading to the result KILLJOY
More clues leading to the result DODO
More clues leading to the result SPOILSPORT
- Wet blanket
- Killjoy
- Stick-in-the-mud
- Wet blanket.
- Cousin of a wet blanket.
- Kill-joy.
- Pessimist's cousin.
- Wet blanket's cousin.
- Saboteur on a petty level
- Kill-joy
More clues leading to the result CRAPEHANGER
More clues leading to the result ANCHOR
- Relay's last runner
- *Relay-team position
- Popeye's tattoo
- Rather, Jennings, or Brokaw
- News head
- Hold fast
- Mainstay
- Newscast VIP
- Coveted news job
- Person at the end of a tug-of-war rope
More clues leading to the result WETNOODLE
More clues leading to the result REED
- Kind of organ
- Stalk by the river
- Bassoonist's buy
- English horn, for one
- Instrumental piece
- Stalk by the river?
- Bassoon or clarinet
- Oboe or clarinet
- Stalk by the swamp
- Plant used in thatching
More clues leading to the result PARTYPOOPER
- Killjoy
- Stick-in-the-mud
- Wet blanket
- *Killjoy
- Spoiler
- One who switches political affiliation?
- Social killjoy
- One who's no fun at all