The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SUED which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2025.
Took to court crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SUED | 97 % | 4 |
| HALED | 1 % | 5 |
| HADUP | 1 % | 5 |
Why may SUED be the right solution?
The verb "to sue" means to bring a civil legal action against someone in order to obtain compensation or to enforce a right. Therefore, "took to court" is a clue for the answer "SUED".
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Took to court
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- sued
- litigated
- prosecuted
- appealed
- act
- affirmed
- attend
- case
- considered
- heard
- hired
- hold
Crossword Answer definitions
SUED verb- To file a legal action against someone, generally a non-criminal action.
- To seek by request; to make application; to petition; to entreat; to plead.
- (of a hawk) To clean (the beak, etc.).
- To leave high and dry on shore.
- To court.
- To follow.
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 SUED
- Took to court
- Emulated a litigant
- Went to court
- Brought charges
- Sought damages
- Looked for damages
- Petitioned
- Sought damages from
- Took action against
- Sought redress in court
More clues leading to the result HALED
- Pulled
- Ordered to go into court
- Compelled to go
- Ordered into court
- Dragged (into)
- Constrained to go along.
- Hauled.
- Pulled.
- Dragged.
- Compelled to go along.