The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word MIRE , but the solution may also be BOG which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Swampy area crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| MIRE | 33 % | 4 |
| BOG | 30 % | 3 |
| FEN | 20 % | 3 |
| MORASS | 10 % | 6 |
| BAYOU | 3 % | 5 |
| MARSH | 3 % | 5 |
Why may BOG be the right solution?
A bog is a type of wetland area characterized by stagnant water and an accumulation of decaying plant material. Therefore, it fits the clue "swampy area".
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Swampy area
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- bog
- marsh
- wetland
- soil
- fen
- swamp
- brook
- slough
- rand
- ing
- meadow
- wash
Crossword Answer definitions
MIRE noun- Deep mud; moist, spongy earth.
- An undesirable situation, a predicament.
- To cause or permit to become stuck in mud; to plunge or fix in mud.
- To sink into mud.
- To weigh down.
- To soil with mud or foul matter.
- An ant.
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 MIRE
- Bog
- Stick in the mud
- Bog down
- Entangle
- Muck
- "No time to wallow in the ___" Doors lyric
- Swampy ground
- Gooey dirt
- Muddy earth
- Morass
More clues leading to the result BOG
- Cranberry source
- Cranberry field
- Fen
- Quagmire
- Peat place
- Where cranberries grow
- Cranbery territory
- Spongy ground
- Sphagnum source
- Venus'-flytrap habitat
More clues leading to the result FEN
More clues leading to the result MORASS
More clues leading to the result BAYOU
- Ronstadt's "Blue ___"
- ___ Bengals (LSU team's moniker)
- "Born on the ___" (CCR)
- Louisiana water
- "Jambalaya" territory
- Place for a pirogue
- Marshy tributary
- Louisiana lake
- Louisiana backwater
- Delta habitat