The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SPINY which also is the latest solution we found used in Universal uClick in 2011.
Thorny crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SPINY | 37 % | 5 |
| SPINED | 21 % | 6 |
| SPINOSE | 16 % | 7 |
| BRIERY | 16 % | 6 |
| HARD | 5 % | 4 |
| SPINESCENT | 5 % | 10 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Thorny
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- spiny
- burry
- barbellate
- bristled
- bristly
- briary
- briery
- barbed
- prickly
- armed
- hard
- difficult
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 SPINY
- Like a hedgehog
- Like a sea urchin
- Like some anteaters
- Quill-equipped
- Like sea urchins
- Quill-filled
- Like porcupines
- Sporting thorns
- Thorny
- Troublesome
More clues leading to the result SPINED
- Like books and backs
- Like vertebrates
- Like cacti
- Having thorns.
- Thorny.
- Describing cacti.
- Bristling like cactus.
- Having prickles.
- Like cacti.
- Thorny
More clues leading to the result SPINOSE
More clues leading to the result BRIERY
- Like a Br'er Rabbit's patch
- Covered with thorns
- Rife with prickly shrubs
- Prickly, plantwise
- Thorny.
- Full of prickly shrubs.
- Full of thorns
- Thorny
- Full of prickly plants
More clues leading to the result HARD
- No picnic
- Unyielding
- Like a Friday crossword
- Ready to get down, in a way
- Posing a challenge
- Nearly unsolvable
- Stony
- Demanding
- Like most themeless puzzles
- 10 on the Mohs scale