The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word GAGS which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2015.
Stifles crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| GAGS | 25 % | 4 |
| DAMPS | 25 % | 5 |
| SMOTHERS | 25 % | 8 |
| CHOKES | 25 % | 6 |
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
GAGS noun- A device to restrain speech, such as a rag in the mouth secured with tape or a rubber ball threaded onto a cord or strap.
- An order or rule forbidding discussion of a case or subject.
- A joke or other mischievous prank.
- A device or trick used to create a practical effect; a gimmick
- A convulsion of the upper digestive tract.
- A mouthful that makes one retch or choke.
- Mycteroperca microlepis, a species of grouper.
- To experience the vomiting reflex.
- To cause to heave with nausea.
- To restrain someone's speech by blocking his or her mouth.
- To pry or hold open by means of a gag.
- To restrain someone's speech without using physical means.
- To choke; to retch.
- To deceive (someone); to con.
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 GAGS
- Stand-up arsenal
- Feigns disgust
- Practical jokes
- Comedy routines
- Novelty-shop merch
- Comic's stock in trade
- Pie in the face, etc.
- Comedian's repertoire
- Jackie the Joke Man's arsenal
- Running jokes
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