The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word SUBDUE , but the solution may also be DOCILE which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Tame crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SUBDUE | 23 % | 6 |
| DOCILE | 15 % | 6 |
| MEEK | 8 % | 4 |
| BREAK | 8 % | 5 |
| STAID | 8 % | 5 |
| DOMESTIC | 8 % | 8 |
| MILD | 8 % | 4 |
| MASTER | 8 % | 6 |
| HUMANIZE | 8 % | 8 |
| GENTLE | 8 % | 6 |
Why may DOCILE be the right solution?
The word "docile" means easily managed or trained, which is synonymous with the word "tame". Therefore, "docile" is the right solution for the crossword clue "Tame".
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Tame
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- domesticated
- docile
- gentle
- cultivated
- subdued
- domestic
- subdue
- meek
- broken in
- chasten
- broken
- unexciting
Crossword Answer definitions
SUBDUE verb- To overcome, quieten, or bring under control.
- To bring (a country) under control by force.
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 SUBDUE
- Keep down
- Pin in a ring, perhaps
- Overcome
- Overpower by force
- Tame
- Put down
- Quash
- Pin in a ring, say
- Bring under control
- Quell
More clues leading to the result DOCILE
- Submissive
- Teachable
- Readily trained
- Easy to manage
- All too willing
- Easily led about
- Not too playful
- Easy to handle
- Obedient
- Not likely to bite
More clues leading to the result MEEK
- Inheritors?
- Submissive
- Docile or gentle
- Docile
- Like a milquetoast
- Earth inheritors?
- Mild-mannered
- Earth's heirs?
- Earth's inheritors
- Far from bold
More clues leading to the result BREAK
- Respite from work
- Do better than, as a score
- Interruption
- Need fixing
- Go to pieces?
- Word that can follow the last word of 17- and 54-Across and 11- and 27-Down
- Intermission
- Bit of luck
- Nine ball beginning
- Time away from work
More clues leading to the result STAID
- Resisting change
- Sober
- Straight-laced
- Subdued
- Sedate
- Hardly manic
- A bit starchy
- Strait-laced
- Prim and proper
- Hardly histrionic
More clues leading to the result DOMESTIC
- Made here at home
- Not imported
- Made at home
- Housekeeper
- Home-grown.
- Home-loving.
- Designating certain animals.
- Maid
- Maid or cook
- Of a household
More clues leading to the result MILD
- Not so hot
- Springtime weather
- Good-tempered
- Not so spicy
- Salsa jar adjective
- Salsa option
- Buffalo wings order
- Having southerly breezes
- Temperate
- Clement
More clues leading to the result MASTER
- Merchant ship captain
- Become expert in
- Learn thoroughly
- Design expert who thinks about navigation
- Kind of class or plan
- Zen teacher
- Tony, to Jeannie
- Get the hang of
- Become an expert in
- Conquer