The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word MISER , but the solution may also be CHEAPO which is one of the most recent solution (2015 in New York Times).
Tightwad crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| MISER | 27 % | 5 |
| PIKER | 24 % | 5 |
| PINCHPENNY | 7 % | 10 |
| CHEAPO | 7 % | 6 |
| PENNYPINCHER | 7 % | 12 |
| CHEAPSKATE | 7 % | 10 |
| ELCHEAPO | 7 % | 8 |
| MONEYGRUBBER | 4 % | 12 |
| SCROOGE | 2 % | 7 |
| EBENEZERSCROOGE | 2 % | 15 |
| SKINFLINT | 2 % | 9 |
| MEANIE | 2 % | 6 |
| STIFF | 2 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Tightwad
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- cheapskate
- piker
- tightass
- niggard
- cheapo
- cheapie
- uptight
- el cheapo
- prickwad
- scrimp
- pinch-gut
- churl
Crossword Answer definitions
MISER noun- A person who hoards money rather than spending it; one who is cheap or extremely parsimonious.
- A kind of earth auger, typically large-bored and often hand-operated.
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 MISER
- Skinflint
- Tightwad
- Penny-pincher
- Tightfisted type
- Cheapskate
- Niggardly one
- Someone least likely to pick up the tab
- Penny pincher
- Scrooge
- Pincher of pennies
More clues leading to the result PIKER
- Penny pincher
- Scrooge
- Timid gambler
- Tightwad
- Jack Benny, in character
- Cheapskate
- Cheap individual
- Skinflint
- Closefisted type
- Stingy one
More clues leading to the result PINCHPENNY
- Tightwad
- Miser
- Silas Marner, say
- A miserly person, or when reversed, what he does
- Miserly one, or reversed, what he does
More clues leading to the result CHEAPO
- Inferior product
- Skinflint
- Shabbily made
- Inferior, slangily
- Penny pincher
- Bargain-basement, slangily
- Really inferior
- Dirty trick
- Miser, in slang
- Bargain-basement
More clues leading to the result PENNYPINCHER
- Tight spender
- Scrooge
- Piggy bank thief?
- Tightwad
- Miserly sort
- Tight 'un
- Ebenezer Scrooge, famously
- One with a tight fist
- Skinflint
- Scrooge, famously
More clues leading to the result CHEAPSKATE
- Penny pincher
- Tightwad
- Stingy fish?
- Scrooge was one
- No check payer, he.
- Skinflint
- Penny-pinching ray?
- Penny-pincher
- Affordable fish?
- Miserly one
More clues leading to the result ELCHEAPO
- Shoddy
- Tightwad
- Skinflint, slangily
- Stiff's nickname
- "Your Stinginess"
- Piker's nickname
- One who finesses the tab, facetiously
- Of inferior quality
- Low-quality
- Chintzy
More clues leading to the result MONEYGRUBBER
More clues leading to the result SCROOGE
- Skinflint
- Miser
- 1970 Albert Finney role
- Cratchit's employer
- One who's grouchy and miserly
- Miser McDuck
- Cheapskate
- Repentant miser
- "Bah, humbug" is his catchphrase
- Ultimately wiser miser
More clues leading to the result EBENEZERSCROOGE
- Seasonal visitor
- Famous miser
- He had a sister named Fan
- Boss of 17-Across
- Film character #1 (played by George C. Scott in 1984)
- Main character of 20 Across
- A Dickens character.
- 56 Across once a year.
- Man of triple-vision
- Seasonal sourpuss
More clues leading to the result SKINFLINT
More clues leading to the result MEANIE
- "Yellow Submarine" villain
- Blue __ ("Yellow Submarine" villain)
- Malicious individual
- Nasty one
- Bully, e.g.
- Bad guy
- Schoolyard bully
- See 31-Across
- Blue Beatles baddie
- Nasty guy