The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word LAG which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2022.
Trail crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LAG | 41 % | 3 |
| PATH | 30 % | 4 |
| SCENT | 12 % | 5 |
| SPOOR | 4 % | 5 |
| ODOR | 3 % | 4 |
| SPIN | 1 % | 4 |
| LAGBEHIND | 1 % | 9 |
| TRACE | 1 % | 5 |
| DOG | 1 % | 3 |
| TRACK | 1 % | 5 |
| COMELAST | 1 % | 8 |
| FOLLOW | 1 % | 6 |
| ROUTE | 1 % | 5 |
| DRAG | 1 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Trail
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- dog
- track
- lead
- tail
- shack
- tag
- trudge
- drag
- chase
- entrain
- chase after
- drop behind
Crossword Answer definitions
LAG noun- A gap, a delay; an interval created by something not keeping up; a latency.
- Delay; latency.
- One sentenced to transportation for a crime.
- A prisoner, a criminal.
- A method of deciding which player shall start. Both players simultaneously strike a cue ball from the baulk line to hit the top cushion and rebound down the table; the player whose ball finishes closest to the baulk cushion wins.
- One who lags; that which comes in last.
- The fag-end; the rump; hence, the lowest class.
- A stave of a cask, drum, etc.; especially one of the narrow boards or staves forming the covering of a cylindrical object, such as a boiler, or the cylinder of a carding machine or steam engine.
- A bird, the greylag.
- To fail to keep up (the pace), to fall behind
- To cover (for example, pipes) with felt strips or similar material (referring to a time lag effect in thermal transfer)
- To transport as a punishment for crime.
- To cause to lag; to slacken.
- Late
- Last; long-delayed.
- Last made; hence, made of refuse; inferior.
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 LAG
- Dawdle
- Dilly dally
- Fall behind
- Act the snail
- Eightball start
- Fail to keep up
- Fall behind a GAL?
- Dilly-dally
- Problem for a gamer with slow wifi
- Word after jet or time
More clues leading to the result PATH
- Garden walk
- Country lane
- Cross one's___
- Way through a garden
- Narrow walk
- Trodden track
- Garden maze solution
- Way to go?
- Trajectory
- Maze choice
More clues leading to the result SCENT
- Bloodhound's trail
- Spoor
- Fragrance
- Bouquet
- Odor
- Flower emission
- Emanation from some candles
- Lemon, maybe
- Lilac, e.g.
- Smell
More clues leading to the result SPOOR
- Track
- Animal's trail
- Animal track
- Animal trail
- Snail trail
- Deer track
- Clue for a hunter
- Bloodhound's clue
- Prey's trail
- Trail for hounds
More clues leading to the result ODOR
- Aroma
- Bouquet
- Emanation
- Fragrance
- Gorgonzola emanation
- Pervasive quality
- Polecat's defense
- Redolence
- Right Guard's target
- Scent
More clues leading to the result SPIN
- English
- Reel
- Test drive
- ____ doctor
- Top movement
- Word before cycle or doctor
- TV's "___ City"
- Tail or top follower
- Type of doctor
- With 37D, TV comedy with Michael J. Fox
More clues leading to the result LAGBEHIND
More clues leading to the result TRACE
- __ element
- Search for
- Pursue and locate
- Use a rotoscope
- ____ element
- Natchez __
- Soupcon
- Bit of evidence
- Copy over
- Discover ancestry
More clues leading to the result DOG
- Pug or boxer
- Fido, e.g.
- Go after
- Jack Russell, for one
- Odie
- Drug-sniffer, perhaps
- Frequent "Too Cute!" animal
- Pooch
- Follow closely
- Boxer, for one
More clues leading to the result TRACK
- Follow
- Overdubbing unit
- Goodwill Games venue
- Act the bloodhound
- Field's partner
- Follow a lead
- Stalk
- School sport
- Keep tabs on
- Rut
More clues leading to the result COMELAST
More clues leading to the result FOLLOW
- Be one of the crowd
- Do likewise
- Occur as a consequence
- Go after
- Trail
- Abide by
- Come next
- Comply with
- Obey.
- Succeed to.
More clues leading to the result ROUTE
- Salesman's itinerary
- Way to go
- Map line
- Google Maps offering
- Google Maps option
- Direction
- Itinerary
- Course
- Mailman's beat
- Delivery person's path