The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word YANK which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2021.
Tug crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| YANK | 62 % | 4 |
| PULL | 12 % | 4 |
| HAUL | 8 % | 4 |
| OFWAR | 4 % | 5 |
| TOWBOAT | 4 % | 7 |
| TOW | 4 % | 3 |
| WREST | 4 % | 5 |
| BOAT | 4 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Tug
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- lug
- push
- jerk
- labour
- tote
- drive
- labor
- towboat
- tugboat
- pull
- yank
- pushing
Crossword Answer definitions
YANK noun- A sudden, vigorous pull (sometimes defined as mass times jerk, or rate of change of force).
- A masturbation session.
- To pull (something) with a quick, strong action.
- To remove from distribution.
- A Yankee.
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 YANK
- Jerk
- Pull out
- Ruth or Mantle, for short
- Northerner
- Pull firmly
- Pull quickly
- Quick tug
- Pull teeth
- Sharp tug
- Tug
More clues leading to the result PULL
- Door word
- Trapshooter's shout
- Weight
- Influence
- Instruction on a door
- Magnetism
- Tow
- Word by a door handle
- Word on a door
- Word above a handle
More clues leading to the result HAUL
- Drag
- Transport
- Truck
- Big winnings, in slang
- Lug, as a load
- Schlep
- Burglar's booty
- Fishing boat's netful
- Tow
- U follower?
More clues leading to the result OFWAR
- "...let slip the dogs ___"
- "The Dogs ___"
- Man- ___: battleship
- Wouk's "The Winds __"
- Sun Tzu's "The Art __"
- Tug __
- Articles ___.
- Man ___
- Prisoner ___
- Words after tug or sloop
More clues leading to the result TOWBOAT
More clues leading to the result TOW
- Breakdown remedy?
- Car-breakdown need
- Drag along
- One way up the slope
- Assistance for one stuck in a rut
- Pull behind
- Tote by boat
- Lift to the garage
- Haul
- AAA assignment
More clues leading to the result WREST
- Take forcefully
- Take by force
- Pull (from)
- Forcibly take
- Appropriate by force
- Yank away
- Take away
- Take away forcibly
- Seize by force
- Seize forcibly