The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word RAT which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2024.
Traitor crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RAT | 35 % | 3 |
| JUDAS | 20 % | 5 |
| QUISLING | 11 % | 8 |
| RENEGADE | 11 % | 8 |
| TURNCOAT | 9 % | 8 |
| RECREANT | 2 % | 8 |
| ISCARIOT | 2 % | 8 |
| REBEL | 2 % | 5 |
| DIRTY RAT! | 2 % | 10 |
| LAVAL | 2 % | 5 |
| BETRAYER | 2 % | 8 |
| SNAKEINTHEGRASS | 2 % | 15 |
Why may DIRTY-RAT be the right solution?
The phrase "Traitor!" is often associated with calling someone a rat, and adding "dirty" emphasizes the betrayal. So, "DIRTY RAT!" is a fitting response.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Traitor
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- treasonist
- double-crosser
- betrayer
- double-dealer
- treason
- traitorous
- betrayal
- proditor
- treacherous
- treachery
- backstabber
- snitch
Crossword Answer definitions
RAT noun- A medium-sized rodent belonging to the genus Rattus.
- Any of the numerous members of several rodent families (e.g. voles and mice) that resemble true rats in appearance, usually having a pointy snout, a long, bare tail, and body length greater than about 12 cm, or 5 inches.
- A person who is known for betrayal; a scoundrel; a quisling.
- An informant or snitch.
- A scab: a worker who acts against trade union policies.
- A person who routinely spends time at a particular location.
- A wad of shed hair used as part of a hairstyle.
- A roll of material used to puff out the hair, which is turned over it.
- Vagina.
- Short for muskrat.
- (usually with “on” or “out”) To betray a person or party, especially by telling their secret to an authority or an enemy; to turn someone in.
- To work as a scab, going against trade union policies.
- (of a dog, etc.) To kill rats.
- A scratch or a score.
- A place in the sea with rapid currents and crags where a ship is likely to be torn apart in stormy weather.
- To scratch or score.
- To tear, rip, rend.
- Damn, drat, blast; used in oaths.
- A ration.
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 RAT
- "King __" (Clavell novel)
- "King ___" or "Brother ___"
- Deserter
- Kind of race
- Race beginning?
- Sinking ship deserter
- Squeal
- Squealer
- A-mazing animal?
- Be a canary
More clues leading to the result JUDAS
- Biblical betrayer
- Betrayer
- Insidious betrayer
- One of the twelve apostles
- Traitor
- False friend
- Double-crossing disciple
- Figure in Leonardo's "The Last Supper"
- Turncoat
- Last Supper attendee
More clues leading to the result QUISLING
More clues leading to the result RENEGADE
- Outlaw
- Turncoat
- Apostate or traitor
- Serious flip-flopper
- Unconventional
- Western outlaw
- Deserter
- Loose cannon
- Traitor
- Apostate.
More clues leading to the result TURNCOAT
- Judas Iscariot
- Quisling
- Traitor
- Traitor, and a literal hint to this puzzle's circles
- Renegade.
- How to make a jacket for a traitor
More clues leading to the result RECREANT
More clues leading to the result ISCARIOT
- Judas ___
- "Pisces ___" (1994 Smashing Pumpkins album)
- Betrayer
- Betrayer of Christ.
- Judas.
- Biblical traitor.
- Betrayer.
- Traitor.
- Betrayer; traitor
- Resident of the lowest circle of hell, in Dante's "Inferno"
More clues leading to the result REBEL
- Insurgent
- James Dean-type
- Insurrectionist
- Anti
- Defy authority
- Any of the good guys in "Star Wars"
- Nonconformist
- James Dean type
- Confederate of 1860
- Question authority
More clues leading to the result DIRTY RAT!
More clues leading to the result LAVAL
- Quebec city
- Montreal university
- Québec campus
- University in Quebec City
- Vichy name
- Former French premier
- Capital of the French department Mayenne
- Hitler stooge.
- No. 1 collaborationist.
- Pétain's successor.