The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word DAMPS , but the solution may also be GAGS which is one of the most recent solution (2015 in LA Times).
Stifles crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DAMPS | 25 % | 5 |
| SMOTHERS | 25 % | 8 |
| CHOKES | 25 % | 6 |
| GAGS | 25 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Stifles
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- smother
- dampen
- muffle
- knee
- hampers
- hinders
- inhibits
- oppresses
- punishes
- represses
- strangles
- suppresses
Crossword Answer definitions
DAMPS noun- Moisture; humidity; dampness.
- Fog; fogginess; vapor.
- Dejection or depression; something that spoils a positive emotion (such as enjoyment, satisfaction, expectation or courage) or a desired activity.
- A gaseous product, formed in coal mines, old wells, pits, etc.
- To dampen; to make moderately wet
- To put out, as fire; to weaken, restrain, or make dull.
- To suppress vibrations (mechanical) or oscillations (electrical) by converting energy to heat (or some other form of energy).
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 DAMPS
- Wets
- Tends to the furnace
- Moistens
- Lightly wets
- Gets a little water on
- Deadens
- Makes wet
- Deadens, as a piano string
- Extinguishes a fire
- Soft-pedals?
More clues leading to the result SMOTHERS
- Tom or Dick, but not Harry
- Brothers who popularized "Mom always liked you best!"
- Suffocates
- Takes one's breath away?
- Suppresses
- Stifles
- Covers over thickly, as with onions.
- TV name.
- Well-known brothers.
- Entertainer Tom or Dick
More clues leading to the result CHOKES
- Gags
- Has trouble breathing
- Fails under pressure
- Garottes
- Fails in the clutch
- Stifles.
- Suppresses
- Forgets one's lines, e.g.
- Is overcome with emotion, with "up"
- Buys the farm