The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word LANKY which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2020.
Tall and lean crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LANKY | 38 % | 5 |
| LANK | 25 % | 4 |
| RANGY | 25 % | 5 |
| REEDY | 13 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Tall and lean
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- lanky
- gangly
- gawky
- uncouth
- lob
- german confederation
- faintly
- clumsiness
- modena
- dub
- clumsy
- lumbering
Crossword Answer definitions
LANKY adjective- Tall, slim, and rather ungraceful or awkward.
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 LANKY
- Ungracefully thin
- Gangling
- Ungainly
- Like many Olympic high jumpers
- Like some long-limbed people
- Tall and spare
- Thin and rawboned
- Tall and thin
- Long-limbed
- Hardly obese
More clues leading to the result LANK
- Long and lean
- Limp, of hair
- Slender
- Tall and thin
- Rangy
- Long and slender
- Unduly long and slender, as grass
- Lean
- Slender and thin
- Gaunt
More clues leading to the result RANGY
- Long-limbed
- Tall and slender
- Gangling
- Rawboned
- Tall and thin
- Tall and long-limbed
- Slender and long-limbed
- Tall and slim
- Lanky
- Like a beanpole