The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word TRIPS , but the solution may also be POWERSON which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in Wall Street Journal).
Activates crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TRIPS | 14 % | 5 |
| COMESON | 14 % | 7 |
| EXERTS | 14 % | 6 |
| STARTS | 14 % | 6 |
| ARMS | 14 % | 4 |
| POWERSON | 14 % | 8 |
| TURNSON | 14 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Activates
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- actuate
- touch off
- trip
- set off
- spark off
- spark
- trigger
- aerate
- trigger off
- activa
- active
- actively
Crossword Answer definitions
TRIPS noun- A journey; an excursion or jaunt
- A stumble or misstep
- An error; a failure; a mistake
- A period of time in which one experiences drug-induced reverie or hallucinations
- A faux pas, a social error
- Intense involvement in or enjoyment of a condition
- A mechanical cutout device
- A trip-switch or cut-out
- A quick, light step; a lively movement of the feet; a skip
- A small piece; a morsel; a bit
- The act of tripping someone, or causing them to lose their footing
- A single board, or tack, in plying, or beating, to windward
- To fall over or stumble over an object as a result of striking it with one's foot
- (sometimes followed by "up") to cause (a person or animal) to fall or stumble by knocking their feet from under them
- To be guilty of a misstep or mistake; to commit an offence against morality, propriety, etc
- To detect in a misstep; to catch; to convict
- To activate or set in motion, as in the activation of a trap, explosive, or switch
- To be activated, as by a signal or an event
- To experience a state of reverie or to hallucinate, due to consuming psychoactive drugs
- To journey, to make a trip
- To move with light, quick steps; to walk or move lightly; to skip
- To raise (an anchor) from the bottom, by its cable or buoy rope, so that it hangs free
- To pull (a yard) into a perpendicular position for lowering it
- (most commonly used in the form tripping) to become unreasonably upset, especially over something unimportant; to cause a scene or a disruption
- A herd or flock of sheep, goats, etc.
- A troop of men; a host
- A flock of wigeons
- Three of a kind, especially if one of the three cards is in one's hand and the other two are on the board. Compare set.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result TRIPS
- Misses a step
- Falls' causes
- Stumbles
- Goes sprawling
- Cruises
- Vacation excursions
- Takes a tumble, at times
- Junkets
- Excursions
- Woodstock experiences
More clues leading to the result COMESON
More clues leading to the result EXERTS
- Brings to bear, as influence
- Puts forth
- Brings to bear
- Applies, as force
- Puts forth, as effort
- Wields
- Applies
- Applies, as influence
- Applies, as pressure
- Wields, as influence
More clues leading to the result STARTS
- They may be running or flying
- Begins to play
- Begins
- Gets out of the gate
- Launches
- Commences
- Flinches
- Kicks off
- Partner of fits
- Fits companion
More clues leading to the result ARMS
- At __ length
- Hand holders?
- Starfish parts
- With open ___
- "A Call to ___"
- Huggers?
- Jacket parts
- Venus de Milo's lack
- Club chair features
- They're always by your side