Clues for the word "WAD"

We've had 221 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 619 times in crosswords. It was last seen in LA Times crossword on October 31, 2025.

Definition of wad

n. - Woad.
n. - A little mass, tuft, or bundle, as of hay or tow.
n. - Specifically: A little mass of some soft or flexible material, such as hay, straw, tow, paper, or old rope yarn, used for retaining a charge of powder in a gun, or for keeping the powder and shot close; also, to diminish or avoid the effects of windage. Also, by extension, a dusk of felt, pasteboard, etc., serving a similar purpose.
n. - A soft mass, especially of some loose, fibrous substance, used for various purposes, as for stopping an aperture, padding a garment, etc.
v. t. - To form into a mass, or wad, or into wadding; as, to wad tow or cotton.
v. t. - To insert or crowd a wad into; as, to wad a gun; also, to stuff or line with some soft substance, or wadding, like cotton; as, to wad a cloak.
n. - Alt. of Wadd