The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word CARROT which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2016.
Stick : punishment :: ___ : reward crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CARROT | 100 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Stick : punishment :: ___ : reward
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- desert
- deserts
- payment
- deserve
- merit
- payoff
- incentive
- justice
- visitation
- retribution
- rod
- eod
Crossword Answer definitions
CARROT noun- A vegetable with a nutritious, juicy, sweet root that is often orange in colour, Daucus carota, especially the subspecies sativus in the family Apiaceae.
- A shade of orange similar to the flesh of most carrots (also called carrot orange).
- Any motivational tool.
- To treat (an animal pelt) with a solution of mercuric nitrate as part of felt manufacture.
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