The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word TAN which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2019.
Whup crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TAN | 64 % | 3 |
| THRASH | 16 % | 6 |
| LICK | 8 % | 4 |
| BEAT | 4 % | 4 |
| TAR | 4 % | 3 |
| FLOG | 4 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Whup
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- mean
- whupped
- whupping
- spank
- stomp
- pummel
- knock
- whap
- clobber
- holler
- manhandle
- steamroll
Crossword Answer definitions
TAN noun- A yellowish-brown colour.
- A darkening of the skin resulting from exposure to sunlight or similar light sources.
- The bark of an oak or other tree from which tannic acid is obtained.
- Of a yellowish-brown.
- Having dark skin as a result of exposure to the sun.
- To change to a tan colour due to exposure to the sun.
- To change an animal hide into leather by soaking it in tannic acid. To work as a tanner.
- To spank or beat.
- The second cardinal number two, formerly used in Celtic areas, especially Cumbria and parts of Yorkshire, for counting sheep, and stitches in knitting.
- An Armenian drink made of yoghurt and water similar to airan and doogh
- A traditional South and East Asian unit of weight, based upon the load of a shoulder pole and varying by place and over time but usually standardized at about 60 kg.
- A twig or small switch.
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 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 THRASH
More clues leading to the result LICK
- Clean off the beaters, perhaps
- Promise's partner
- Overcome
- One way to clean the beaters
- Lead guitarist's line
- Small amount
- Musical phrase
- Defeat
- Guitar flourish
- Vanquish, slangily
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)