The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word LASH which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2023.
Whip crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LASH | 34 % | 4 |
| FLOG | 16 % | 4 |
| TAN | 14 % | 3 |
| FLAY | 5 % | 4 |
| THRASH | 4 % | 6 |
| BEST | 3 % | 4 |
| CATONINETAILS | 3 % | 13 |
| FLAIL | 3 % | 5 |
| SCOURGE | 2 % | 7 |
| QUIRT | 2 % | 5 |
| KNOUT | 2 % | 5 |
| ROUT | 1 % | 4 |
| BEAT | 1 % | 4 |
| TAR | 1 % | 3 |
| DEFEAT | 1 % | 6 |
| TROUNCE | 1 % | 7 |
| CATOIXTAILS | 1 % | 11 |
| FLAGELLATE | 1 % | 10 |
| THUMP | 1 % | 5 |
| RAWHIDE | 1 % | 7 |
| STRAP | 1 % | 5 |
Why may LASH be the right solution?
The answer to "Whip" is "LASH" because a lash is a type of whip commonly used for punishment or to control animals.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Whip
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- lash
- strap
- flog
- whisk
- lather
- whiplash
- trounce
- slash
- blister
- worst
- pip
- mop up
Crossword Answer definitions
LASH noun- The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given.
- A leash in which an animal is caught or held; hence, a snare.
- A stroke with a whip, or anything pliant and tough.
- A stroke of satire or sarcasm; an expression or retort that cuts or gives pain; a cut.
- A hair growing from the edge of the eyelid; an eyelash.
- In carpet weaving, a group of strings for lifting simultaneously certain yarns, to form the figure.
- To strike with a lash; to whip or scourge with a lash, or with something like one.
- To strike forcibly and quickly, as with a lash; to beat, or beat upon, with a motion like that of a lash.
- To throw out with a jerk or quickly.
- To scold; or to satirize; to censure with severity.
- To ply the whip; to strike.
- To utter censure or sarcastic language.
- (of rain) To fall heavily, especially in the phrase lash down
- To bind with a rope, cord, thong, or chain, so as to fasten.
- Remiss, lax.
- Relaxed.
- Soft, watery, wet.
- Excellent, wonderful
- Drunk.
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 LASH
- LaRue of the oaters
- Tie up
- Flog
- Punishment unit
- Scathe
- Tongue-__ (scold)
- Famous La Rue
- Follows back and eye
- Whip
- Tie securely
More clues leading to the result FLOG
- Lash
- Whup
- Give a whipping
- Whip
- Beat with a stick
- Give a whupping to
- Use a cat-o'-nine-tails on
- Aggressively publicize
- Thrash
- Strike with a whip
More clues leading to the result TAN
- Catch rays
- Catch some rays
- Convert to leather
- Fan-__ (Chinese card game)
- Not pale
- Whale the tar out of
- Florida acquisition
- Summer shade
- Yellowish brown
- "The Joy Luck Club" author
More clues leading to the result FLAY
- TV chef Bobby
- Peel off, as skin
- Whip
- Chew out
- Scold severely
- Celebrity chef Bobby
- Celebrity chef Bobby of "Boy Meets Grill"
- Horsewhip
- Give a tongue-lashing to
- Scold scathingly
More clues leading to the result THRASH
More clues leading to the result BEST
- Old-time actress Edna
- Tops
- Defeat
- Optimal
- Nonpareil
- A+
- Top-level
- Highest-quality
- Oscar-night word
- Cheers alternative
More clues leading to the result CATONINETAILS
- Whip that leaves multiple marks
- Forked whip
- Whip
- Certain whip
- Old means of punishment
- Tough mode of punishment
- Whip on the high seas
- Knotted whip
More clues leading to the result FLAIL
- Use a switch
- Brandish
- Threshing tool
- Dance uncontrollably
- Struggle dramatically
- Wave wildly
- Swing your arms wildly
- Take wild swings
- Thrash
- Grain threshing tool
More clues leading to the result SCOURGE
- Source of widespread destruction
- Widespread bane
- Attila, to his enemies
- Whip
- Attila, "The ___ of God"
- Attila, to God?
- Calamity cause
- Source of devastation
- Plague
- Bane
More clues leading to the result QUIRT
More clues leading to the result KNOUT
- Russian whip
- Flogger's whip
- Russian whip.
- Kind of whip.
- Whip.
- Leather whip.
- Flagellum.
- Flogging whip.
- Cossack's leather whip
- Flogging whip
More clues leading to the result ROUT
- Overthrow
- Scare off
- Sound defeat
- Decisive defeat
- Overwhelming defeat
- Complete ass-kicking
- Occasion for the mercy rule
- Crush in competition
- Contest that might involve a doormat
- Super Bowl XLVIII, e.g.
More clues leading to the result BEAT
- Cadence
- Exhausted
- Pooped out
- Tired
- Vanquished
- Worn out
- Dog tired
- Kerouac's generation
- Take a switch to
- Cop's rounds
More clues leading to the result TAR
- Black gunk
- Defile
- Highway-crew need
- Macadam material
- Pitch
- Pitch yielder
- Roofing material
- Seafarer
- Sticky black stuff
- __ Heel (North Carolinian)
More clues leading to the result DEFEAT
- Make mincemeat of
- Overcome in battle
- Vanquish
- Shellacking
- Best
- Down
- Vote down in parliament
- Outscore
- Get the better of
- Beat
More clues leading to the result TROUNCE
- Clobber
- Whip in competition
- Make mincemeat of
- Really beat
- Beat handily
- Beat soundly
- Don't just defeat
- Beat badly
- Beat in a laugher
- Defeat badly^TROUNC
More clues leading to the result CATOIXTAILS
More clues leading to the result FLAGELLATE
More clues leading to the result THUMP
- Heavy knock
- Thrash severely
- Pound
- Loud blow
- Stethoscope sound
- Check, as a cantaloupe
- Check a melon, say
- Heavy blow
- Soundly defeat
- Big blow
More clues leading to the result RAWHIDE
- Eastwood series
- TV show with the theme song lyrics "Rollin', rollin', rollin'"
- Wild West TV series
- Eastwood western
- Old Eastwood TV series
- Sometime bootlace material
- Doggie chew toy material
- Eastwood TV hit
- Clint Eastwood TV series
- '50s-'60s Western, and hint to this puzzle's theme