The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word TUG which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2024.
Yank crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TUG | 64 % | 3 |
| JERK | 14 % | 4 |
| PULL | 7 % | 4 |
| REMOVE | 7 % | 6 |
| AMERICAN | 5 % | 8 |
| HOICK | 2 % | 5 |
| USNATIONAL | 2 % | 10 |
Why may TUG be the right solution?
"TUG" is the right answer because "Yank" is a synonym for "pull forcefully," which is exactly what a tug does - it pulls something with force.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Yank
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- jerk
- yankee
- northerner
- new englander
- pull
- remove
- rip
- tug
- shoot
- tear
- american
- buddy
Crossword Answer definitions
TUG noun- A sudden powerful pull.
- A tugboat.
- A kind of vehicle used for conveying timber and heavy articles.
- A trace, or drawing strap, of a harness.
- An iron hook of a hoisting tub, to which a tackle is affixed.
- An act of masturbation.
- To pull or drag with great effort
- To pull hard repeatedly
- To tow by tugboat
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 TUG
- Harbor vessel
- Harbor sight
- Pull (on)
- Small tower
- Harbor hauler
- Strain at
- Big jerk
- Boat
- Harbor boat
- Small boat
More clues leading to the result JERK
- Pull hard
- Insufferable twit
- Jamaican dish
- Weightlifter's move
- Soda server
- Yank
- Dry in the sun, as strips of beef
- Creep
- Weightlifting exercise
- Idiot
More clues leading to the result PULL
- Door word
- Trapshooter's shout
- Weight
- Influence
- Instruction on a door
- Magnetism
- Tow
- Word by a door handle
- Word on a door
- Word above a handle
More clues leading to the result REMOVE
More clues leading to the result AMERICAN
- U.S. resident
- Like apple pie
- League of the Indians
- "___ Idol"
- League of the Angels
- Like some cheese ... or apple pie?
- Word before cheese or eagle
- Cheese choice
- Statesman?
- "Gothic" or "Graffiti"