Caught in a tough spot Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Caught in a tough spot featured in Wall Street Journal puzzle on October 16, 2025. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is TREED.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TREED Caught in a tough spot (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 16, 2025
4% BIND Tough spot (4) Universal Aug 28, 2025
4% PLIGHT Tough spot (6) New York Times Aug 3, 2025
3% BUSTED "Caught you!" (6) Commuter Oct 13, 2025
3% SLOGS Tough travels (5) Newsday Oct 12, 2025
3% BANGTORIGHTS Caught redhanded (12) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 11, 2025
3% BADASSERY Tough, cool quality (9) Universal Oct 11, 2025
3% AHA "Caught you!" (3)
3% SITE Spot (4) Thomas Joseph Oct 9, 2025
3% SEE Spot (3) New York Times Oct 9, 2025

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