The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word EDGE which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2025.
Advantage crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| EDGE | 65 % | 4 |
| ODDS | 6 % | 4 |
| AVAIL | 5 % | 5 |
| LEGUP | 5 % | 5 |
| STEAD | 5 % | 5 |
| ASSET | 4 % | 5 |
| PLUS | 2 % | 4 |
| USE | 2 % | 3 |
| UPPERHAND | 1 % | 9 |
| HEADSTART | 1 % | 9 |
| SAKE | 1 % | 4 |
| INSIDETRACK | 1 % | 11 |
| TRUMPCARD | 0 % | 9 |
| BETTER | 0 % | 6 |
| PROFIT | 0 % | 6 |
| AHEADSTART | 0 % | 10 |
| ADGE | 0 % | 4 |
| GAIN | 0 % | 4 |
| BENEFIT | 0 % | 7 |
| PLACEINTHESUN | 0 % | 13 |
Why may EDGE be the right solution?
The word "edge" can mean an advantage or superiority in a competition or situation, making it the right solution for the clue "Advantage."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Advantage
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- vantage
- advantageous
- benefit
- beneficial
- avail
- expediency
- favor
- predominance
- enabling
- convenience
- use
- utility
Crossword Answer definitions
EDGE noun- The boundary line of a surface.
- A one-dimensional face of a polytope. In particular, the joining line between two vertices of a polygon; the place where two faces of a polyhedron meet.
- An advantage.
- The thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument, such as an ax, knife, sword, or scythe; that which cuts as an edge does, or wounds deeply, etc.
- A sharp terminating border; a margin; a brink; an extreme verge.
- Sharpness; readiness or fitness to cut; keenness; intenseness of desire.
- The border or part adjacent to the line of division; the beginning or early part (of a period of time)
- A shot where the ball comes off the edge of the bat, often unintentionally.
- A connected pair of vertices in a graph.
- In male masturbation, a level of sexual arousal that is maintained just short of reaching the point of inevitability, or climax; see also edging.
- To move an object slowly and carefully in a particular direction.
- To move slowly and carefully in a particular direction.
- (usually in the form 'just edge') To win by a small margin.
- To hit the ball with an edge of the bat, causing a fine deflection.
- To trim the margin of a lawn where the grass meets the sidewalk, usually with an electric or gas-powered lawn edger.
- To furnish with an edge; to construct an edging.
- To furnish with an edge, as a tool or weapon; to sharpen.
- To make sharp or keen; to incite; to exasperate; to goad; to urge or egg on.
- To delay one's orgasm so as to remain almost at the point of orgasm.
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 EDGE
- "The ___ of Night"
- "The ____ Of Night"
- "The ____ of Night" (TV soap)
- Advantage
- Boundary line
- Brink
- Creep
- Favorable advantage
- Keenness
- Word in a Maugham title
More clues leading to the result ODDS
- Bookie's figures
- Ends' partner
- Vegas figures
- Bookie's numbers
- Gambler's concern
- Nine to five, e.g.
- Pre-race postings
- Tout's concern
- Track figures
- Track numbers
More clues leading to the result AVAIL
- Advantage
- To no ___ (useless)
- Utilize
- Be of use
- Benefit
- Effective use
- Be of help
- Prove useful
- Prove beneficial
- Prove useful to
More clues leading to the result LEGUP
- Give a ___ (help)
- Advantage
- Assistance
- Boost
- Starting advantage
- Assistance, with "a" ... and literal assistance in solving the four longest answers
- Assistance, with "a"
- Head start
- Give a ___.
- Give a ___ (boost)
More clues leading to the result STEAD
- Lieu
- Place
- Purpose
- Stand-in
- Word after home or bed
- Place previously occupied by another
- Stand in good ___
- Farm or home attachment
- Advantage
- Fast start?
More clues leading to the result ASSET
- A black item
- Advantage
- Black figure
- Holding
- Money in the bank, e.g.
- Plus, on a balance sheet
- Resource
- Something of value
- Stock or bond
- Strength
More clues leading to the result PLUS
- More than
- And in addition
- Asset
- High 80s mark
- Useful feature
- In addition
- Google social networking feature
- Not only that
- Summer's sign
- Turn-on, say
More clues leading to the result USE
- "It's no __!"
- Avail oneself of
- Consume
- Custom
- Employ
- Exercise
- Function
- IN __ (lavatory sign)
- Make the most of
- Purpose
More clues leading to the result UPPERHAND
- Controlling position
- Advantageous position
- Edge
- Advantage
- Position of control.
- Most powerful position.
- Mastery.
- Advantage.
- Dominating position.
- Advantage ... or what the answer to each starred clue has?
More clues leading to the result HEADSTART
- Early education program
- School readiness program and a hint to this puzzle's theme
- Unfair advantage (and a hint to 17-, 28-, and 49-Across)
- Advantageous position
- Racer's edge, or the ends of 17-, 23-, 39- and 49-Across, unflatteringly
- Racer's advantage ... and what each part of the answers to starred clues can be
- Racer's edge
- Preschool program
- Early edge
- Early advantage
More clues leading to the result SAKE
- "For Pete's ___" (1974 Streisand comedy)
- Rice wine
- Ginza drink
- Benefit
- Japanese drink
- Drink with sushi
- Drink with unagi
- Kabayaki drink
- Purpose
- Sushi bar beverage
More clues leading to the result INSIDETRACK
- Advantageous position
- Competitive advantage
- Competitive edge
- Advantage in competition.
- Advantageous position.
- Favored position.
- Advantage
- Position of advantage
- It provides an advantage
- Good place to be in racing
More clues leading to the result TRUMPCARD
- "Well, this is kind of a surprise, but ... good for you, I guess, Donald and Orson Scott ___!"
- Advantage
- Trick taker, often
- Kin of an ace in the hole
- Ace in the hole
- Winning advantage
- *Source of a decisive advantage
More clues leading to the result BETTER
- Outdo
- Recovering
- "I'm still not sold, but ..."
- Healed
- Improved
- "___ late than never"
- Showing improvement
- On the mend
- End of the quip
- Preferable
More clues leading to the result PROFIT
- Return
- Gain
- Surplus
- Number in black
- Go into the black
- Earnings
- Hit pay dirt
- Something to roll over
- It may be net
- Business motive
More clues leading to the result AHEADSTART
More clues leading to the result ADGE
More clues leading to the result GAIN
- Increase
- Gridiron advance
- Pick up some yards
- Uptick
- Dieter's nightmare
- Profit
- Pick up yardage
- Fail with a diet
- Make progress
- Advance
More clues leading to the result BENEFIT
- 41 Down, e.g.
- Pro bono show
- Work perk
- Employer's enticement
- Fund-raiser
- Dental coverage, e.g.
- Be of help to
- Fundraiser
- Help
- Fund-raising event