Clues for the word "GUM"
We've had 166 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 298 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Penny Dell Daily crossword on October 17, 2026.
Definition of gum
- n. - The dense tissues which invest the teeth, and cover the adjacent parts of the jaws.
- v. t. - To deepen and enlarge the spaces between the teeth of (a worn saw). See Gummer.
- n. - A vegetable secretion of many trees or plants that hardens when it exudes, but is soluble in water; as, gum arabic; gum tragacanth; the gum of the cherry tree. Also, with less propriety, exudations that are not soluble in water; as, gum copal and gum sandarac, which are really resins.
- n. - See Gum tree, below.
- n. - A hive made of a section of a hollow gum tree; hence, any roughly made hive; also, a vessel or bin made of a hollow log.
- n. - A rubber overshoe.
- v. t. - To smear with gum; to close with gum; to unite or stiffen by gum or a gumlike substance; to make sticky with a gumlike substance.
- v. i. - To exude or from gum; to become gummy.
Referring Clues
- Filling danger
- Wrigley field?
- It comes in sticks
- Ruin, with "up"
- Bazooka or Dubble Bubble
- Bubble source
- Unpleasant thing to step on
- Bazooka, e.g.
- See 108-Across
- Doublemint, e.g.
- Orbit, for example
- Sweet stick
- Bite harmlessly
- Wrigley's product
- Tooth holder
- Dubble Bubble, e.g.
- Juicy Fruit, e.g.
- Stick in one's mouth?
- Arabic leader?
- It may bubble out of the mouth
- Candy store buy
- Big Red, e.g.
- *Stamp adhesive
- Binding substance
- Ruin, with "up"
- Eraser material
- Something to chew on
- Classroom no-no
- Word with chewing or bubble
- Word with ball or shoe
- Tooth support
- Koala's tree
- Something to chew
- valley girl's favorite candy
- Stuff in sticks
- Sticky sticks
- Doublemint or juicy fruit
- Wrigley's field?
- Trident, e.g.
- Eclipse, for one
- Plant secretion
- Soft stick
- Chewy stuff
- Aid in relieving xerostomia
- Candy store purchase
- Bubble-blower's mouthful
- Wrigley product
- Candy-counter buy
- Candy counter buy
- Tooth surrounder
- Wrigley merchandise
- Big Red or Orbit
- Bubble producer
- Sticky stuff
- Clog (up)
- Eucalyptus product
- Candy counter choice
- Bubble ___
- Wrigley's field
- Bad thing to have for people with class?
- Jam (up)
- Viscid exudate
- Orbit or Eclipse
- Mucilage
- Mess (up)
- Eventual black stain on the sidewalk
- Breath mint alternative
- Bazooka or Eclipse
- Stamp backing
- Checkout counter display
- Chewing candy
- Extra, for one
- Chewy candy
- Bubble blower's mouthful
- Stick in a pack
- Where a canine sits?
- See 4-Down
- Wad found under many a school desk
- Wrigley wares
- Orbit, for one
- Chewing ___
- Doublemint, for one
- Stick in the mouth?
- Word after bubble
- Orbit, e.g.
- Impulse buy at a checkout counter
- Clog, with "up"
- It's not allowed in many classrooms
- Baseball card pack insert, once
- Chewed stuff
- You can still blow it up after you pop it
- Bubble maker
- Extra product
- Sugarless item
- Eclipse or Orbit
- Checkout counter item
- Mouth part
- Chewing stick
- Item to chew
- You shouldn't have it in class
- You shouldn't chew it in class
- Underside-of-the-desk gunk
- Don't chew it in class
- Adhesive for a broken mug
- Exudation from leguminous plants?
- Tree - sticky stuff
- Sticky exudation from legumes
- Adhesive
- Sticky extract of legumes
- Stick to one part of your argument
- Some legumes in the mouth, aptly enough
- Glue
- Sticky exudation from leguminous plants?
- Sticky stuff - tree
- Extra offering
- Adhesive - eucalyptus
- Something to chew, sucker rolled around
- Gnaw toothlessly
- Sticks in a pack
- Sole annoyance?
- Chewing pellet
- Sticky substance makes a fool turn back
- Treat such as Big Red
- Tree secretion
- Wrigley's wares
- Chewing substance
- Bubble-blowing candy
- Dubble Bubble, for one
- Resin
- Flesh in which teeth are set
- Candy that comes in packs
- Bazooka or Chiclets
- Blow Pop core
- Stick to chew
- Penny vending machine yield, once
- Bubble-making chew
- Item in a trick-or-treater's bag
- It may stick to your sole
- Goodie with Topps baseball cards, once
- Urban sidewalk scourge
- Big Red, for one
- Bubble material
- Stick for blowing up
- In argument, it can be sticky
- Iconic Russian department store facing Red Square
- Balls in coin-op machines, say
- Mug up something sticky
- Some legumes can take a lot of chewing
- Bottom-of-desk woe
- Chewy stick
- What gets stuck under a desk
- "Chewing ___" (Michaela Coel sitcom)
- It's often chewed but rarely swallowed
- Exudation from leguminous plants?
- Product that's often mint-flavored
- Sticky bit of an argument
- What might accompany a baseball card
- Mint alternative
- Block from working, with "up"
- Sticky exudation from leguminous plants?
- The sticking point in an argument?
- Grocery checkout staple
- Bubblicious product
- Hubba Bubba, e.g.
- Bubble source, maybe
- Unpleasant discovery under a desk
Last Seen In
- Penny Dell Daily - October 17, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - May 09, 2026
- LA Times - May 03, 2026
- LA Times - March 13, 2026
- New Zealand Herald - March 12, 2026
- Mindfood Daily - February 15, 2026
- New York Times - February 12, 2026
- LA Times - January 20, 2026
- Your Life Choices - December 15, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - December 13, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - September 04, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - July 07, 2025
- LA Times - June 17, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - May 19, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - March 21, 2025
- USA Today - March 08, 2025
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - March 08, 2025
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - January 21, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - December 06, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - November 09, 2024
- LA Times - October 14, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - September 27, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - July 22, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - July 05, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - May 26, 2024
- New York Times - April 28, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - April 19, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - April 16, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - February 28, 2024
- LA Times - February 26, 2024
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