Appearing in the Universal Crossword on June 7, 2025 at 37A, we’re looking at a term for a wooden shoe. The answer is four letters long, and it leans toward a more general word for wooden shoe rather than the specific kind, which feels a bit odd. This type of shoe also shows up in a style of dance that’s somewhat related to tap dancing. Here is the answer to the “Wooden shoe” clue.
Wooden Shoe Crossword Clue Answer
CLOG is the answer to the “Wooden shoe” clue.
A clog is any shoe with a thick, rigid sole, though the more precise term for an actual wooden shoe would be a sabot. In other words, all sabots are clogs, but not all clogs are sabots. Clogs also have a place in dance, where people rhythmically strike the ground with their feet in what’s known as clog dancing. This type of dance is popular in parts of Europe like the UK, Ireland, and Germany, as well as in America. The Japanese, meanwhile, traditionally wear wooden footwear called geta, though that’s a potentially different clue for another time in another issue or crossword puzzle.
