The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word DAM , but the solution may also be PLUG which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in LA Times).
Stop up crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DAM | 39 % | 3 |
| CLOG | 35 % | 4 |
| PLUG | 9 % | 4 |
| STEM | 4 % | 4 |
| OCCLUDE | 4 % | 7 |
| CORK | 4 % | 4 |
| CONGEST | 4 % | 7 |
| SEAL | 2 % | 4 |
Why may PLUG be the right solution?
The word "stop" can be a synonym for "plug," as in stopping up a hole or leak.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Stop up
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- secure
- plug
- stopple
- estop
- stop
- stopgap
- plug up
- forstop
- tamponade
- clog
- infill
- close
Crossword Answer definitions
DAM noun- A structure placed across a flowing body of water to stop the flow or part of the flow, generally for purposes such as retaining or diverting some of the water or retarding the release of accumulated water to avoid abrupt flooding.
- The water reservoir resulting from placing such structure.
- A device to prevent a tooth from getting wet during dental work, consisting of a rubber sheet held with a band.
- A reservoir.
- A firebrick wall, or a stone, which forms the front of the hearth of a blast furnace.
- To block the flow of water.
- Female parent, mother, generally regarding breeding of animals (correlative to sire).
- A kind of crowned piece in the game of draughts.
- An obsolete Indian copper coin, equal to a fortieth of a rupee.
- A former coin of Nepal, 128 of which were worth one mohar.
- Damn.
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 DAM
- It holds water
- TVA project
- Hoover is one
- Hoover or Norris
- Hoover, for one
- It retains water
- Reservoir creator
- Water container?
- Water stopper
- Barrier
More clues leading to the result CLOG
- Job for Drano
- Sabot
- Dance in wooden shoes
- Cause backups, say
- Jam up
- Thick-soled shoe
- Wooden shoe
- Rush hour phenomenon
- Clumsy shoe
- Get stopped up
More clues leading to the result PLUG
More clues leading to the result STEM
- Derive from
- Bud supporter
- Flower holder
- Pipe part
- Stern's other end?
- Watch part
- Wine glass feature
- Wine glass part
- Bloom supporter
- Check
More clues leading to the result OCCLUDE
- Impede or jam
- Form a certain front, in meteorology
- Block
- Jam
- Shut in or out.
- Block (a passage).
- Stop up
- Block passage through
More clues leading to the result CORK
- Champagne stopper
- Stopper
- Stopper or popper
- Blarney Castle's county
- Fishing float
- Bulletin board material
- County of southwest Ireland
- Bottleneck blocker
- Bottle stopper
- Feature of most wine bottles