Hugging, embracing affectionately Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Hugging, embracing affectionately . 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is CUDDLING.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CUDDLING Hugging, embracing affectionately (8)
6% PAT Affectionate tap (3) (3) Mirror Quick Nov 10, 2025
6% COO Whisper affectionately (3) New York Times Nov 9, 2025
6% HUG Embrace (3) The Telegraph Quick Oct 31, 2025
6% HUGS Embraces (4) Eugene Sheffer Oct 30, 2025
6% NANAS Grandmas, affectionately (5) Eugene Sheffer Oct 29, 2025
6% BEARHUG Tight embrace (7) USA Today Oct 26, 2025
6% KISS Affectionate peck (4) Puzzler Backwords Oct 16, 2025
6% PAPA Affectionate term for father (4) Puzzler Backwords Oct 15, 2025
6% DAD Father's Day VIP, affectionately (3)
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