The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word STEALER , but the solution may also be CROOK which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in LA Times).
Thief crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| STEALER | 25 % | 7 |
| ROBBER | 14 % | 6 |
| CROOK | 11 % | 5 |
| BANDIT | 9 % | 6 |
| LARCENER | 7 % | 8 |
| GANEF | 7 % | 5 |
| KLEPTO | 5 % | 6 |
| LOOTER | 2 % | 6 |
| HEISTER | 2 % | 7 |
| RIFLER | 2 % | 6 |
| LIFTER | 2 % | 6 |
| DESPOILER | 2 % | 9 |
| PICKPOCKET | 2 % | 10 |
| LADRONE | 2 % | 7 |
| PILFERER | 2 % | 8 |
| BURGLAR | 2 % | 7 |
| PROMETHEUS | 2 % | 10 |
Why may CROOK be the right solution?
"CROOK" is a common term used to refer to a thief or a dishonest person. It fits the clue "Thief" because a crook is someone who engages in illegal or dishonest activities, such as stealing.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Thief
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- theft
- thieving
- pilferer
- pickpocket
- robbery
- robber
- mugger
- burglar
- steal
- banditry
- bandit
- trespassing
Crossword Answer definitions
STEALER noun- (chiefly in combination) One who steals; a thief.
- The endmost plank of a strake which stops short of the stem or stern.
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 STEALER
- Palmer?
- Rickey Henderson, notably
- Shoplifter
- Thief
- Athlete more likely to take second than third?
- Base purloiner
- He can't keep his hands to himself
- Crook
- Maury Wills, notably
- Daring baserunner
More clues leading to the result ROBBER
- Robin Hood, for one
- Larcenist
- Masked man
- Thief
- Teller's dread
- Burglar
- Bonnie or Clyde
- Epithet for the umpire.
- Bad guy.
- Hands-up man.
More clues leading to the result CROOK
- Ponzi scheme operator
- Nixon denied being one
- Shepherd's staff
- Bend, turn, or curve
- Cop's quarry
- One who practices breaking and entering
- Sharper
- Swindler
- Curved piece
- Hustler
More clues leading to the result BANDIT
- Plunderer
- Highwayman
- Masked marauder
- Pancho Villa was one
- Bad guy
- Thief
- Oater baddie
- Crook
- 31-Down quarry
- Western baddie
More clues leading to the result LARCENER
More clues leading to the result GANEF
- Thief, in slang
- Crook
- Rascal, to Isaac Bashevis Singer
- Rascal, in Yiddish
- Swindler, in slang
- Crook, slangily
- Swindler, slangily
- Crook: Yiddish
- Thief, from the Yiddish.
- Thief: Yiddish.
More clues leading to the result KLEPTO
- Thief
- Sticky-fingered sort
- Compulsive shoplifter, slangily
- Compulsive thief, for short
- Brief thief
- Sticky-fingered type
- Somebody caught in a pinch?
- One to watch in a pinch?
- One who lifts a lot?
- Pick-up artist?
More clues leading to the result LOOTER
- Pirate at work
- One taking inventory?
- Ransacker
- One who rifles
- Blackout baddie
- Plunderer
- Disaster area thief
- Thief during a riot
- Robber in a riot
- Riot participant
More clues leading to the result HEISTER
More clues leading to the result RIFLER
- One looking through your files
- Ransacker
- Thief
- One looking through drawers
- Plunderer.
- One going through papers in a safe, say
- One rummaging
- Robber, e.g.
More clues leading to the result LIFTER
- Crane, for one
- Crane, at times
- Spa patron, often
- Mover, often
- One who uses barbells
- Clean and jerk performer
- Lever.
- Elevator.
- Strong man.
- Handle for use with stove lids.
More clues leading to the result DESPOILER
More clues leading to the result PICKPOCKET
- Lightfingered one
- Fagin trainee
- Sneak thief
- Wallet-grabbing thief
- Thief.
- Light-fingered one
- Light-fingered sneak
- The Artful Dodger, e.g.
- Dip
- Twist, after training
More clues leading to the result LADRONE
- Thief
- Thief, Southnwest style
- Bandit.
- Brigand.
- Bandit, in Latin America.
- Spanish highwayman.
- Former name of the Marianas.
- Former name of the Marianas Islands.
- Brigand, in Spain.
- Bandito.
More clues leading to the result PILFERER
More clues leading to the result BURGLAR
- Fence supplier
- Criminal detected by some alarms
- Cat __
- Alarm target
- Thief
- Second-story man
- Second-story man.
- Man in a police line-up.
- Raffles.
- Raffles, e.g.