The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word MOP which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2021.
Swab crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| MOP | 60 % | 3 |
| QTIP | 13 % | 4 |
| TAR | 6 % | 3 |
| WETMOP | 6 % | 6 |
| MATEY | 3 % | 5 |
| SCRUB | 3 % | 5 |
| WIPER | 2 % | 5 |
| DECKHAND | 2 % | 8 |
| GOB | 2 % | 3 |
| WIPE | 2 % | 4 |
| MOPUP | 2 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Swab
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- mop
- dab
- swob
- sample
- sampling
- kit
- wipe
- pad
- tampon
- scrape
- clean
- crewman
Crossword Answer definitions
MOP noun- An implement for washing floors, or the like, made of a piece of cloth, or a collection of thrums, or coarse yarn, fastened to a handle.
- A wash with a mop; the act of mopping
- A dense head of hair.
- A fair where servants are hired.
- The young of any animal; also, a young girl; a moppet.
- A made-up face; a grimace.
- To rub, scrub, clean or wipe with a mop, or as if with a mop.
- To make a wry expression with the mouth.
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 MOP
- "Rag __"
- Swab thing
- Headful of unruly hair
- Unruly hair
- Implement for spills
- Swab the deck
- Unruly locks
- Partner of 99 Across in a product name
- Clean (up)
- It might be difficult to comb
More clues leading to the result QTIP
- Ear cleaner
- Swab
- A Tribe Called Quest rapper
- Stick for wax
- Ear piece?
- Rapper born Jonathan Davis
- Stick with a swab
- Wax collector
- Wax remover
- Medicine cabinet item
More clues leading to the result TAR
- Black gunk
- Defile
- Highway-crew need
- Macadam material
- Pitch
- Pitch yielder
- Roofing material
- Seafarer
- Sticky black stuff
- __ Heel (North Carolinian)
More clues leading to the result WETMOP
- Swabbing tool
- It's used to clean up spills
- Floor cleaner
- Lint picker-upper
- Do a swab job
- Swab
- Janitor's tool
- Tool needing wringing
- Floor-cleaning tool
- Janitor's implement
More clues leading to the result MATEY
- British buddy
- Jim, to Long John
- "Ahoy ___!"
- Brit form of chum
- Pal on a ship
- Comradely, in London
- Pirate's pal
- Captain's subordinate, slangily
- Brit's buddy
- Buccaneer's buddy
More clues leading to the result SCRUB
- Postpone the launch
- Second-stringer
- Swab
- Give a good cleaning
- Do the floors
- Clean with elbow grease
- Get ready for surgery
- Cancel, as a rocket launch
- Prepare for the O.R.
- Probable benchwarmer
More clues leading to the result WIPER
- Windshield adjunct
- Rag or squeegee
- Rain check?
- Parking-ticket holder
- Windshield cleaner
- Windshield ___
- Rain clearer
- Squeegee
- Auto debugger
- Drop remover
More clues leading to the result DECKHAND
More clues leading to the result GOB
- Tar
- One who takes liberties
- Seaman
- Sea salt
- "Arrested Development" brother
- Jack-tar
- Sailor
- Sloppy lump
- Big wet hunk
- Squishy mass
More clues leading to the result WIPE
- Scene shift, in a movie
- Clean dishes
- Use a floor mat
- __ out (fall off one's surfboard)
- Classic film transition
- Desmudge, as a touchscreen
- Squeegee
- Erase
- Film-edit effect
- Help with the dishes