Clues for the word "GRUB"
We've had 78 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 173 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Easy crossword on February 25, 2026.
Definition of grub
- v. i. - To dig in or under the ground, generally for an object that is difficult to reach or extricate; to be occupied in digging.
- v. i. - To drudge; to do menial work.
- v. t. - To dig; to dig up by the roots; to root out by digging; -- followed by up; as, to grub up trees, rushes, or sedge.
- v. t. - To supply with food.
- n. - The larva of an insect, especially of a beetle; -- called also grubworm. See Illust. of Goldsmith beetle, under Goldsmith.
- n. - A short, thick man; a dwarf.
- n. - Victuals; food.
Referring Clues
- Vittles
- Chow
- Eats
- Beetle-to-be
- Food that is "rustled up"
- Chuck wagon load
- Chuck wagon fare
- Chuck wagon eats
- Larva
- Search by digging
- Food from a chuck wagon
- Food, in slang
- Food, to cowboys
- Chuck-wagon fare
- Chuck-wagon serving
- Chuck-wagon offering
- Drudge
- Insect larva
- Chuck wagon production
- Chow from a chuckwagon
- Cowhand's chow
- Old West chow
- Vittles on the trail
- Oater fare
- Food, facetiously
- Food
- Slang of food
- Root around
- Comestibles
- Comestibles (Sl.)
- Beetle larva
- Food, so to speak
- Chuck wagon concoction
- Cowboy chow
- Maggot
- Fare on the range
- Food on a ranch
- Cowpoke's chow
- Ranch fare
- Scrounge
- Dig in the dirt for food
- Dig - larva
- Maggot - food
- Nosh
- Search
- Worm - food
- Dirty wipes by food
- Food and a good massage
- Food in immature form
- A bird might see it as food
- Food - worm
- Nosh - larva
- Dig - maggot - food
- Larva - food!
- Fast food returned without hesitation is still food
- ... and search for food
- Eats - larva
- Town sent back the food
- Gentle dig
- Food (informal)
- Caterpillar - food
- Dig for food
- Food on the ranch
- Food - good spread
- Larva eats root
- Food brought back from Edinburgh
- Larva of an insect
- Pub food
- Pub eats
- Food, informally
- Pub ___: casual fare
- Victuals
- Many a bird would see it as food
- Edibles, informally
- Food on the trail
- Snack for Timon and Pumbaa
- Somethin' to eat
- Victuals, informally
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Easy - February 25, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - February 15, 2026
- Your Life Choices - December 08, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - December 08, 2025
- New York Times - November 07, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - September 08, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - August 29, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - August 15, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - July 06, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - March 20, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - January 12, 2025
- Mirror Daily - December 19, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - December 04, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - November 10, 2024
- Your Life Choices - October 30, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - October 22, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - August 18, 2024
- Mindfood Daily - June 18, 2024
- LA Times - June 08, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - May 04, 2024
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - April 04, 2024
- New York Times - April 03, 2024
- USA Today - February 27, 2024
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - October 19, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - August 31, 2023
- Daily Cryptic - August 15, 2023
- LA Times - July 24, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - June 14, 2023
- New Zealand Herald - May 18, 2023
- Your Life Choices - April 18, 2023
- And in 143 more crossword puzzles...