Clues for the word "PADDLE"
We've had 50 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 75 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Quick crossword on March 23, 2026.
Definition of paddle
- v. i. - To use the hands or fingers in toying; to make caressing strokes.
- v. i. - To dabble in water with hands or feet; to use a paddle, or something which serves as a paddle, in swimming, in paddling a boat, etc.
- v. t. - To pat or stroke amorously, or gently.
- v. t. - To propel with, or as with, a paddle or paddles.
- v. t. - To pad; to tread upon; to trample.
- v. i. - An implement with a broad blade, which is used without a fixed fulcrum in propelling and steering canoes and boats.
- v. i. - The broad part of a paddle, with which the stroke is made; hence, any short, broad blade, resembling that of a paddle.
- v. i. - One of the broad boards, or floats, at the circumference of a water wheel, or paddle wheel.
- v. i. - A small gate in sluices or lock gates to admit or let off water; -- also called clough.
- v. i. - A paddle-shaped foot, as of the sea turtle.
- v. i. - A paddle-shaped implement for string or mixing.
- v. i. - See Paddle staff (b), below.
Referring Clues
- Row
- Punish, perhaps
- Ping-Pong ball whacker
- Club for wayward youths
- Table tennis racket
- Racket
- Ping-Pong need
- Kayak mover
- Auction handout
- Auction bidder's prop
- Swim like a dog
- Club for wayward youths?
- Table tennis item
- Table tennis need
- Canoe need
- Row, row, row your boat
- Move a canoe
- Table-tennis racket
- Oar's cousin
- Spank
- Canoeist's oar
- Auction prop
- Water wheel component
- Canoe mover
- Propel a canoe
- Table-tennis implement
- Ping-Pong player's need
- Get the canoe going
- Emulate a dog in a pool
- Kind of wheel
- Propeller
- Oar
- Walk barefoot in shallow water
- Short oar
- Wade
- Walk in shallow water
- Sounds like cushion will get a bit wet
- Blade of a water wheel
- Wade with spade or blade
- Light oar
- Two daughters in white splash about
- Scull
- Can be helpful if one is up the creek
- On such steamers, do you get your feet wet?
- Striker of a polymer ball
- Short light oar
- Instruction to a kayaker
- Piece of pickleball equipment
- Canoe propeller
- Pickleball need
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Quick - March 23, 2026
- Evening Standard Easy - December 10, 2025
- LA Times - September 12, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - April 21, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - November 03, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - October 17, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - August 15, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - August 14, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - August 11, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - October 23, 2023
- USA Today - July 17, 2023
- New York Times - January 13, 2023
- Evening Standard Quick - August 01, 2022
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - December 04, 2017
- Guardian Cryptic - November 28, 2017
- Mirror Classic - October 19, 2017
- Evening Standard Easy - August 21, 2017
- Mirror Quick - August 18, 2017
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - July 20, 2017
- Penny Dell Daily - July 13, 2017
- Universal - July 01, 2017
- Penny Dell Daily - June 12, 2017
- LA Times - March 09, 2017
- Penny Dell Daily - March 05, 2017
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - September 17, 2016
- Evening Standard Quick - August 25, 2016
- Universal - July 13, 2016
- Guardian Speedy - July 03, 2016
- USA Today - June 21, 2016
- Guardian Quick - May 19, 2016
- And in 45 more crossword puzzles...