The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word BUTT which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2024.
Word before or after head crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| BUTT | 100 % | 4 |
Why may BUTT be the right solution?
The word "BUTT" can be placed before "head" to form the word "BUTTHEAD" or after "head" to form the word "HEADBUTT." Both are valid phrases in English, making "BUTT" the correct answer.
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Crossword Answer definitions
BUTT noun- The larger or thicker end of something; the blunt end, in distinction from the sharp or narrow end
- The waste end of anything
- (generally) An end of something, often distinguished in some way from the other end.
- A limit; a bound; a goal; the extreme bound; the end.
- To join at the butt, end, or outward extremity; to terminate; to be bounded; to abut.
- A push, thrust, or sudden blow, given by the head; a head butt.
- A thrust in fencing.
- To strike bluntly, particularly with the head.
- To strike bluntly with the head.
- (English units) An English measure of capacity for liquids, containing 126 wine gallons which is one-half tun; equivalent to the pipe.
- A wooden cask for storing wine, usually containing 126 gallons.
- Any of various flatfish such as sole, plaice or turbot
- A heavy two-wheeled cart.
- A three-wheeled cart resembling a wheelbarrow.
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