The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word FOILS which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2017.
Thwarts crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| FOILS | 35 % | 5 |
| STYMIES | 24 % | 7 |
| CROSSES | 6 % | 7 |
| SPITES | 6 % | 6 |
| AVERTS | 6 % | 6 |
| PREVENTS | 3 % | 8 |
| BALKS | 3 % | 5 |
| DERAILS | 3 % | 7 |
| HOGTIES | 3 % | 7 |
| SPIKES | 3 % | 6 |
| HAMSTRINGS | 3 % | 10 |
| DEFEATS | 3 % | 7 |
| HINDERS | 3 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Thwarts
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- spoil
- frustrate
- baffle
- scotch
- queer
- cross
- foil
- bilk
- cross thwart
- aborts
- contradicts
- contravenes
Crossword Answer definitions
FOILS noun- A very thin sheet of metal.
- Thin aluminium/aluminum (or, formerly, tin) used for wrapping food.
- A thin layer of metal put between a jewel and its setting to make it seem more brilliant.
- (authorship) In literature, theatre/theater, etc., a character who helps emphasize the traits of the main character and who usually acts as an opponent or antagonist.
- Anything that acts by contrast to emphasise the characteristics of something.
- A very thin sword with a blunted (or foiled) tip
- A thin, transparent plastic material on which marks are made and projected for the purposes of presentation. See transparency.
- A stylized flower or leaf.
- A hydrofoil.
- An aerofoil/airfoil.
- To cover or wrap with foil.
- Failure when on the point of attainment; defeat; frustration; miscarriage.
- One of the incorrect answers presented in a multiple-choice test.
- To prevent (something) from being accomplished.
- To prevent (someone) from accomplishing something.
- To blunt; to dull; to spoil.
- To tread underfoot; to trample.
- The track of an animal.
- To expand a product of two or more algebraic expressions, typically binomials.
- To defile; to soil.
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 FOILS
- Thwarts the villain
- Romeo and Mercutio, for example
- Thwarts
- Frustrates, as a villain
- Aluminum wraps
- Blocks
- Ruins
- Fencing gear
- Fencing needs
- Balks.
More clues leading to the result STYMIES
More clues leading to the result CROSSES
- Disrespects, as a mob boss
- Betrays
- Hybrids
- Accessories for Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- Vampire repellents
- Mass symbols
- Strikes (out)
- Designs on British ensigns.
- Thwarts.
- Intersects.
More clues leading to the result SPITES
- Hurts on purpose
- Deliberately hurts
- Treats with malice
- Gets back at
- Malices
- Treats vengefully
- Provokes
- Annoys
- Treats maliciously
- Is malicious toward
More clues leading to the result AVERTS
- Forestalls
- Staves off
- Turns away
- Wards off
- Heads off at the pass
- Keeps from happening
- Prevents
- Precludes
- Fends off
- Dodges
More clues leading to the result PREVENTS
More clues leading to the result BALKS
- Randy Johnson miscues
- Pitching misfires
- Goofs as a pitcher
- Mound infractions
- Mound no-nos
- Refuses to proceed
- Has second thoughts
- Stubbornly refuses to proceed
- Illegal pitching moves
- Messes up on the mound
More clues leading to the result DERAILS
- Jumps the tracks
- Throws off track
- Halts the progress of
- Obstructs the progress of
- Fouls up, as plans
- Loses track?
- Impedes
- Causes to run off track.
- Runs off the track.
- Throws off the track.
More clues leading to the result HOGTIES
More clues leading to the result SPIKES
- Slams in celebration, as a football
- Very high heels
- Celebrates a touchdown
- Volleyball blasts
- High-traction shoes
- Volleyball smashes
- Volleyball shots
- Punches up, as punch
- Stops the vent of a cannon.
- Worn by 27 Across.
More clues leading to the result HAMSTRINGS
More clues leading to the result DEFEATS
- Votes down
- Conquers
- Gets the better of
- Takes down
- Vanquishes
- Overcomes in battle
- Outplays
- What Lohengrin does to Telramund.
- Circumvents.
- Frustrates.