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 LA Times in 2020.
Turncoat crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RAT | 36 % | 3 |
| TRAITOR | 22 % | 7 |
| RENEGADE | 17 % | 8 |
| DESERTER | 9 % | 8 |
| APOSTATE | 7 % | 8 |
| QUISLING | 3 % | 8 |
| JUDAS | 2 % | 5 |
| TREOR | 2 % | 5 |
| WEASEL | 2 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Turncoat
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- renegade
- rat
- traitor
- traitorous
- sympathizer
- traitors
- betrayer
- sycophant
- quisling
- backstabber
- disloyal
- carpetbagger
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 TRAITOR
- Benedict Arnold, e.g.
- False friend
- Person with trust issues?
- Double-crosser
- Ninth circle of hell occupant
- Turncoat
- Judas
- Double-dealer
- Arnold, notably
- Mutineer
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 DESERTER
- Renegade
- Rat
- Person who's way off-base?
- Turncoat
- One who abandons the cause
- One who leaves the army without leave
- Missing person, of a sort
- Runaway
- Military no-show
- Military runaway
More clues leading to the result APOSTATE
- Cause forsaker
- Forsaker of the faith
- Religion renouncer
- Cause abandoner
- One who has lapsed
- Turncoat.
- Backslider.
- Recreant.
- Renegade
- Former believer
More clues leading to the result QUISLING
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