Encourage contestant with a carrot, say (4) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Encourage contestant with a carrot, say (4) . 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 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ROOT.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ROOT Encourage contestant with a carrot, say (4) (4)
7% NOSE Carrot, on a snowman (4) Newsday Jan 18, 2026
7% URGE Encourage (4) LA Times Daily Jan 7, 2026
7% BOUT Contest (4) New York Times Dec 26, 2025
7% INCITE Encourage fashionable location, say (6) (6) Mirror Cryptic Dec 21, 2025
7% ATHLETE Olympic Games contestant, say (7)
6% LOSER Defeated contestant (5) (5) Mirror Quick Jan 19, 2026
6% ENTRY Contest submission (5) USA Today Jan 14, 2026
6% SURGEON Diagnoses ultimately encourage doctor (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Jan 12, 2026
6% STARE Focus to win a contest? (5) LA Times Daily Jan 7, 2026
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