Dust Bowl farmers Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Dust Bowl farmers . 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 OKIES.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OKIES Dust Bowl farmers (5)
45% OKIE Dust bowl farmer (4) Wall Street Journal Jun 30, 2018
3% OLDMACDONALD Fictional farmer (3,9) (12) The Guardian Quick Oct 20, 2025
3% AGGIES Future farmers, often (6) Newsday Oct 17, 2025
3% OLD Marked by dust or rust (3) Wall Street Journal Oct 15, 2025
3% NFU Farmers' 37 Across (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 14, 2025
3% SOUP Dish in a bowl (4) LA Times Daily Oct 12, 2025
3% NCAA Bowl org. (4) Newsday Oct 10, 2025
3% ATEIT Bit the dust (5) Universal Oct 8, 2025
3% MOTE Speck of dust (4) Newsday Oct 8, 2025
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The term "Okies" refers to the farmers who migrated from Oklahoma during the Dust Bowl of the 1930s. This term is a blend of "Oklahoma" and "migrant." The mass exodus was due to severe drought and economic hardship, leading many to seek a better life in California.