The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word INURES , but the solution may also be STEELS which is one of the most recent solution (2022 in Wall Street Journal).
Toughens crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| INURES | 29 % | 6 |
| STEELS | 29 % | 6 |
| ANNEALS | 24 % | 7 |
| ENURES | 19 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Toughens
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- annealed
- baked
- burned
- burnt
- calloused
- enured
- hardened
- inured
- sunbaked
- tempered
- thickened
- tough
Crossword Answer definitions
INURES verb- To cause someone to become accustomed to something (usually) unpleasant.
- To take effect, to be operative.
- To commit.
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 INURES
- Habituates
- Becomes used (to)
- Accustoms
- Habituates (to)
- Hardens
- Hardens (to)
- Gets used (to)
- Accustoms (to)
- Hardens or habituates
- Accustoms, as to hardship
More clues leading to the result STEELS
- Prepares for action
- Prepares for battle
- Stiffens up
- Makes tough
- Hardens
- Fills with resolution
- Toughens (oneself)
- Makes resolute
- Stiffens
- Becomes resolved
More clues leading to the result ANNEALS
- Hardens chemically
- Tempers, in a way
- Tempers
- Strengthens, as steel
- Prepares earthenware, in a way
- Toughens
- Tempers steel by heating and cooling.
- Tempers metal.
- Strengthens and tempers.
- Heats, as glass, to fix colors.