The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word NEARLY which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2022.
Almost crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| NEARLY | 33 % | 6 |
| NIGH | 16 % | 4 |
| NEAR | 13 % | 4 |
| NOTQUITE | 6 % | 8 |
| CLOSEBUTNOCIGAR | 6 % | 15 |
| NIGHON | 5 % | 6 |
| WELLNIGH | 3 % | 8 |
| CLOSE | 2 % | 5 |
| JUSTABOUT | 2 % | 9 |
| ABOUT | 2 % | 5 |
| QUASI | 1 % | 5 |
| SONEARYETSOFAR | 1 % | 14 |
| NEXTTO | 1 % | 6 |
| NEARANDYETSOFAR | 1 % | 15 |
| NEARMISS | 1 % | 8 |
| MISSEDBYANINCH | 1 % | 14 |
| NOTEXACTLY | 1 % | 10 |
| JUSTOUTOFREACH | 1 % | 14 |
| ALLBUT | 1 % | 6 |
| ONLYINCHESAWAY | 1 % | 14 |
| YOUCANTWINEMALL | 1 % | 15 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Almost
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- nearly
- virtually
- all but
- nigh
- about
- most
- near
- just about
- well-nigh
- practically
- essentially
- roughly
Crossword Answer definitions
NEARLY adverb- With great scrutiny; carefully.
- With close relation; intimately.
- Closely, in close proximity.
- In close approximation; almost, virtually.
- Stingily.
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 NEARLY
- Almost
- Just about
- Almost but not quite
- Not quite
- "This ___ Was Mine" ("South Pacific" song)
- All but
- Approaching
- Almost.
- Not quite.
- All but.
More clues leading to the result NIGH
- Just about
- Near in time or place
- At hand
- Close by
- Poetically near
- Close at hand
- Imminent
- Near, quaintly
- To hand
- Not far off
More clues leading to the result NEAR
More clues leading to the result NOTQUITE
More clues leading to the result CLOSEBUTNOCIGAR
- "Ju-u-ust missed!"
- CLAR
- Near-miss words
- Comment to 17-Across and 36-Across
- Disappointing
- "That was a real good try"
- Describing a near miss
- "Almost!"
- Almost there
- "Sorry, you just missed"
More clues leading to the result NIGHON
More clues leading to the result WELLNIGH
More clues leading to the result CLOSE
- "__, but no cigar!"
- Go under
- Lacking fresh air
- Anybody's game
- "That's the right idea"
- Hard to call
- Seal the deal
- __ shave
- No cigar?
- Needing a recount
More clues leading to the result JUSTABOUT
More clues leading to the result ABOUT
- Close to
- Give or take
- Not exactly
- Concerned with
- More or less
- Here and there
- Roughly
- Not at home
- Word between man and town
- Re
More clues leading to the result QUASI
- Much the same
- Kinda-sorta
- Kinda like
- Resembling
- Seeming
- Somewhat
- Sort of, but not quite
- Sorta kinda
- Kind of, but not exactly
- Imitation
More clues leading to the result SONEARYETSOFAR
More clues leading to the result NEXTTO
- Adjoining
- Alongside of
- Abutting
- Beside
- Right alongside
- Within arm's length of
- Right beside
- Aside from
- Very nearly
- Almost.
More clues leading to the result NEARANDYETSOFAR
More clues leading to the result NEARMISS
- It's so-o-o-o close
- Reason to say "Whew!"
- Close call
- This might elicit "close but no cigar"
- Close one
- Brush, perhaps
- Reason for relief
- Young woman next door?
- "Phew!" evoker
- Barely avoided accident
More clues leading to the result MISSEDBYANINCH
More clues leading to the result NOTEXACTLY
More clues leading to the result JUSTOUTOFREACH
More clues leading to the result ALLBUT
- Everything except
- Except
- Very nearly
- Nearly entirely
- Nearly.
- Very nearly.
- Almost
- Nearly
- Not quite
- The exception is