Clues for the word "STILT"
We've had 142 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 261 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New York Times crossword on November 09, 2025.
Definition of stilt
- n. - A pole, or piece of wood, constructed with a step or loop to raise the foot above the ground in walking. It is sometimes lashed to the leg, and sometimes prolonged upward so as to be steadied by the hand or arm.
- n. - A crutch; also, the handle of a plow.
- n. - Any species of limicoline birds belonging to Himantopus and allied genera, in which the legs are remarkably long and slender. Called also longshanks, stiltbird, stilt plover, and lawyer.
- v. t. - To raise on stilts, or as if on stilts.
Referring Clues
- Circus prop
- It might put you head and shoulders above everyone else
- Basketball legend Wilt "The ___" Chamberlain
- Circus sight
- Pink-legged wader
- One of a circus clown's pair of poles
- Pink-legged bird
- Long-legged wader
- It helps you get a leg up
- Certain support
- Beach house support
- Long-legged bird
- Relative of an avocet
- Circus supporter
- Juggler's perch, perhaps
- Long leg?
- Clown's prop
- Support for a clown
- Circus performer's support
- Pole for a clown
- Wading bird
- Beach-house support
- Artificial leg?
- Circus stick
- Cliffside dwelling supporter
- "Wilt the ___" (Chamberlain's nickname)
- Circus tent pole
- Clown's accessory
- Winged wader
- Heron cousin
- It may make a clown taller
- Clown's perch, maybe
- Circus clown's lifter
- Chamberlain epithet
- It's used to stand tall
- Use it to stand tall
- Height enhancer
- Long-billed bird
- Wooden leg?
- Pink-legged wading bird
- Marsh bird
- It gives a lift at the circus
- Long-legged wading bird
- Avocet's cousin
- One of an uplifting pair
- Circus clown's lifter-upper
- Clown's height-enhancing prop
- Basketball legend Wilt the ___
- Circus tent raiser?
- One of a raising pair?
- It may help you make big strides
- Bit of equipment for a circus clown
- Cousin of an avocet
- Equipment for a circus clown
- Clown heightener
- Tall person's nickname
- Clown elevator
- Clown elevator
- Piling
- Tall clown's pole
- A person can take big strides with this
- High-stepping aid
- Half a clown's pair, maybe
- Chamberlain nickname
- Tall marsh bird
- Wilt Chamberlain nickname
- Long-legged shorebird
- Clown's height extender
- Long legged bird
- One of a pair for a clown
- Clown's height-enhancer
- Circus clown prop
- Leg extension?
- Bird with long legs
- Supporting post
- Circus support
- Aid for an overhead view
- Clown's height enhancer
- Wading bird of tall stature
- Half a circus clown's pair
- Long-billed wading bird
- Clown prop
- Clown's pole
- Circus elevator
- Elevator of a sort
- Prop for a clown
- Basketball's "Wilt the ___"
- Half a clown's pair
- Half a pole pair
- You'll stand tall with it
- Aid for a flood-prone house
- Long-legged marsh bird
- Wooden walker
- Support for the circus?
- One of a clown's pair
- Height-increasing leg pole
- Circus clown's prop
- It could give a clown a leg up
- Wilt Chamberlain's nickname
- Artificial leg extender
- One of a circus clown's props
- Basketball's Wilt "The ___" Chamberlain
- Walking stick
- Clown's heightener
- Clown's tall pole
- Walking pole
- Supporting column driven into the ground - wading bird
- Bird with a wooden leg?
- Bird with a leg extended?
- One bird of a pair
- Clown's walking stick
- Stick under someone's foot
- Slope behind South Pole
- Wading bird, last in this list
- A supporter, this bird?
- Leg extender
- One of a circus clown's pair
- Pole
- One of two long poles for walking on
- It'll give you a leg up
- High post in the circus?
- Avocet cousin
- Height-enhancing pole
- One of a circus walker's pair
- Black-necked shorebird
- A leggy bird
- High-walking performer's pole
- Wooden leg?
- One of a pair of a carnival entertainer
- Clown's heightening prop
- Support, as of a house
- Beach dwelling support
- House support
- Bird with a wooden leg?
- What might help someone get a leg up?
- Bird with a leg extended?
- It helps a clown stand tall
- Height-enhancing stick
- Elegant shorebird
- It can make a clown 10 feet tall
- Leggy shorebird
- Clown's prop, maybe
Last Seen In
- New York Times - November 09, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - October 26, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - October 12, 2025
- Daily American - August 17, 2025
- LA Times - July 09, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - June 01, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - May 21, 2025
- New York Times - April 20, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - March 20, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - February 19, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - February 13, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - February 02, 2025
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - January 10, 2025
- USA Today - December 22, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - November 03, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - November 01, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - September 30, 2024
- Family Time - September 29, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - September 27, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - August 28, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - August 11, 2024
- New York Times - June 26, 2024
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - June 03, 2024
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - May 15, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - May 07, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - May 01, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - April 14, 2024
- USA Today - February 07, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - February 03, 2024
- New York Times - January 29, 2024
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