The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word PEST , but the solution may also be CRITTER which is one of the most recent solution (2022 in New York Times).
Varmint crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PEST | 40 % | 4 |
| ANIMAL | 20 % | 6 |
| CRITTER | 20 % | 7 |
| ROGUE | 10 % | 5 |
| RAT | 10 % | 3 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Varmint
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- vermin
- varment
- animal
- scoundrel
- rascal
- coyote
- woodchuck
- rimfire
- yote
- squirrel
- centerfire
- rifle
Crossword Answer definitions
PEST noun- A plague, pestilence, epidemic
- Any destructive insect or caterpillar that attacks crops or livestock; an agricultural pest.
- An annoying person, a nuisance.
- An animal regarded as a nuisance, destructive, or a parasite, vermin.
- An invasive weed.
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 PEST
- Dennis, to Mr. Wilson
- Annoying one
- Burr under the saddle
- Insecticide victim
- Nuisance
- Annoying person
- Exterminator's quarry
- Roach or slug
- Roach, for one
- Royal pain
More clues leading to the result ANIMAL
- Kiddie cracker
- Kids' cracker
- Menagerie member
- Pet, usually
- Brute
- Brutish one
- Eric Burdon, in the '60s
- Kind of cracker
- One of the Muppets
- Red Muppet
More clues leading to the result CRITTER
- Animal, to Granny
- Chipmunk or squirrel, to a backwoodsman
- Man or mouse
- Animal
- Beastie
- Animal, so to speak
- Backwoods beast
- Brute
- Any animal: Colloq.
- Domestic animal: Dial.
More clues leading to the result ROGUE
- Scoundrel
- Rapscallion
- Elephant gone amok
- Reprobate
- Malevolent elephant
- Pachyderm outcast
- Vagabond or rascal
- River of Oregon
- Picaresque type
- Solitary elephant