The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word GOONS , but the solution may also be GORILLAS which is one of the most recent solution (2018 in New York Times).
Thugs crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| GOONS | 57 % | 5 |
| HOODS | 24 % | 5 |
| HOODLUMS | 5 % | 8 |
| GUNMEN | 5 % | 6 |
| YEGGS | 5 % | 5 |
| GORILLAS | 5 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Thugs
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- hoodlum
- goon
- punk
- tough
- toughie
- hood
- abusers
- assailants
- assassins
- bandits
- bangers
- blanks
Crossword Answer definitions
GOONS noun- A thug; a usually muscular henchman with little intelligence (also known as a 'hired goon').
- A fool; someone considered silly, stupid, awkward, or outlandish.
- An enforcer or fighter.
- (WWII, PoW slang) A German guard in a prisoner-of-war camp.
- A member of the comedy web site Something Awful.
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 GOONS
- Mob thugs
- Hockey enforcers
- Syndicate subordinates
- Hockey thugs
- Hired thugs
- Thugs
- Squad members?
- Hoods
- Enforcers
- Hoodlums
More clues leading to the result HOODS
- Thugs
- Toughs, as it were
- Head coverings
- Gang members
- Grill covers
- Brit's "bonnets"
- Parka parts
- Gangsters
- Al Capone's mob
- They're raised by mechanics
More clues leading to the result HOODLUMS
More clues leading to the result GUNMEN
More clues leading to the result YEGGS
- Safecrackers
- B-movie crooks
- They perform safe jobs
- Burglars, slangily
- They don't need combinations
- Burglars
- Hoods with safe jobs
- Some crackers
- Hoods with safe jobs?
- Safe busters