The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word STRAY which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2024.
Adoptee, at times crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| STRAY | 100 % | 5 |
Why may STRAY be the right solution?
The word "stray" is often used to describe an animal that has been adopted or taken in, especially when their original home is unknown.
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Crossword Answer definitions
STRAY noun- Any domestic animal that has no enclosure, or its proper place and company, and wanders at large, or is lost; an estray.
- One who is lost, either literally or metaphorically.
- The act of wandering or going astray.
- An area of common land or place administered for the use of general domestic animals, i.e. "the stray"
- To wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way.
- To wander from one's limits; to rove or roam at large; to go astray.
- To wander from the path of duty or rectitude; to err.
- To cause to stray.
- Having gone astray; strayed; wandering
- In the wrong place; misplaced.
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