The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word HUMID , but the solution may also be GLUEY which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Sticky crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| HUMID | 25 % | 5 |
| GLUEY | 15 % | 5 |
| VISCID | 15 % | 6 |
| GOOEY | 10 % | 5 |
| ADHESIVE | 8 % | 8 |
| VISCOUS | 5 % | 7 |
| LIMY | 5 % | 4 |
| VISCOSE | 3 % | 7 |
| MIRY | 3 % | 4 |
| GOODY | 3 % | 5 |
| TACKY | 3 % | 5 |
| SMEARY | 3 % | 6 |
| THORNY | 3 % | 6 |
| GLUTINOUS | 3 % | 9 |
Why may GLUEY be the right solution?
"Sticky" is a synonym for "gluey," which means having a sticky or adhesive quality like glue.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Sticky
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- gluey
- glutinous
- viscid
- gummy
- viscous
- wet
- mucilaginous
- adhesive
- difficult
- hard
- steamy
- awkward
Crossword Answer definitions
HUMID adjective- Containing perceptible moisture (usually describing air or atmosphere); damp; moist; somewhat wet or watery.
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 HUMID
- Like tropical air
- Sultry
- Muggy
- Wet and sticky
- Hot and sticky
- Like some summer days
- Sticky
- Sticky in summer
- Conducive to inducing prickly heat
- Noticeably moist
More clues leading to the result GLUEY
- Icky and sticky
- Sticky
- Viscid.
- Sticking to fingers.
- Sticky.
- Mucilaginous.
- Like stickum
- Causing to stick
- Viscous
- Mucilaginous
More clues leading to the result VISCID
More clues leading to the result GOOEY
- Like a s'more
- Like some chocolate-chip cookies
- Viscid
- Like molasses
- Like roasted marshmallows
- Like hot tar
- Sticky
- Overly sentimental
- Like fudge
- Like honey
More clues leading to the result ADHESIVE
More clues leading to the result VISCOUS
More clues leading to the result LIMY
- Similar to calcium oxide
- Like a rickey's taste
- Like a gimlet
- Viscous.
- Sticky.
- Citric.
- Viscous
- Abundant in calcium oxide
- Description of a certain citrus fruit
- Like a rickey
More clues leading to the result VISCOSE
More clues leading to the result MIRY
More clues leading to the result GOODY
- "___ two-shoes"
- __ two-shoes
- Item in a swag bag
- Swag-bag item
- "That's swell"
- "That's nice!"
- It's a treat
- "Oh boy!"
- ___ two-shoes
- "What a treat!"
More clues leading to the result TACKY
- Crude
- Gauche
- Just not done
- Slightly adhesive
- Like beer mug helmets
- Cheap-looking
- Dowdy
- In poor taste
- Tasteless
- Lacking style
More clues leading to the result SMEARY
- Blurred
- Like cheap mascara
- All smudged up
- Like wet ink
- Difficult to read, in a way
- Like fingerpaint
- Like mascara after a crying jag
- Smudged
- Easily smudged
- Like troublesome mascara
More clues leading to the result THORNY
- Like rosebushes
- Vexatious
- Difficult
- Not easy to solve
- Problematic
- Prickly
- Tough to figure out
- Sticky
- Complex, as a predicament
- Complicated, as a problem