The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word OTHER , but the solution may also be PLAN-B which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Alternative crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| OTHER | 44 % | 5 |
| CHOICE | 15 % | 6 |
| OPTION | 15 % | 6 |
| PLANB | 10 % | 5 |
| BACKUP | 2 % | 6 |
| EVERYOTHER | 2 % | 10 |
| LOL | 2 % | 3 |
| ELSE | 2 % | 4 |
| RECOURSE | 2 % | 8 |
| NOR | 2 % | 3 |
| PLAN-B | 2 % | 6 |
Why may PLAN-B be the right solution?
The answer "PLAN-B" fits the clue "Alternative" because "plan B" is a common phrase used to describe a backup or alternative option when the original plan fails.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Alternative
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- alternate
- option
- choice
- unconventional
- secondary
- disjunctive
- mutually exclusive
- options
- approach
- possibility
- method
- potential
Crossword Answer definitions
OTHER noun- An other, another (person, etc), more often rendered as another.
- The other one; the second of two.
- To regard, label or treat as an "other", as not part of the same group; to view as different and alien.
- To treat as different or separate; segregate; ostracise.
- See other (determiner) below
- Second.
- Alien.
- Different.
- Left, as opposed to right.
- Apart from; in the phrase "other than".
- Otherwise.
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 OTHER
- Extra
- One or the ____
- "None of the above" alternative
- Catchall category
- Last box on a form, sometimes
- Last check-box, often
- Questionnaire category
- "On the ___ hand ..."
- None of the above
- Not listed above
More clues leading to the result CHOICE
- Voter's privilege
- Exquisite
- Top-notch
- First-rate
- Not quite prime, as beef
- USDA beef grade
- Preferred
- Preference
- Selection
- Alternative
More clues leading to the result OPTION
- Power windows, e.g.
- Moonroof, maybe
- Nonstandard auto feature
- Air conditioning or tilt steering
- Extra-cost item
- Auto extra
- Put or call
- Freedom to choose
- Possibility
- Choice
More clues leading to the result PLANB
- Backup procedure
- The alternative
- Backup
- Bounce-back strategy
- If-all-goes-wrong-the-first-time scheme
- What to try when the first attempt fails
- Ancillary strategy
- Fallback option
- Idea following a setback
- Backup strategy
More clues leading to the result BACKUP
More clues leading to the result EVERYOTHER
More clues leading to the result LOL
- Computer expression
- Yukking it up in cyberspace
- Palindromic 2011 OED inclusion
- Cyberchuckle
- Miley Cyrus movie starring Demi Moore (yes, this is a thing; it shouldn't be, but it is)
- "Good one, fellow Redditor!"
- Chat room guffaw
- "I literally spit all over my keyboard," in short
- "I'm dying here," briefly
- "Womp womp womp" opposite
More clues leading to the result ELSE
- Otherwise
- "So what __ is new?"
- "Stop or __!"
- Besides
- Choice word
- Choice word?
- Different
- If not
- Other
- Ultimatum ender
More clues leading to the result RECOURSE
- Available corrective measure
- Contingency plan
- Alternative
- Source of aid.
- A turning for aid.
- A seeking for aid.
- Source of help.
- A turning for aid
- Right to demand payment
- Access for help
More clues leading to the result NOR
- Easter starter
- Garment lines
- Here-there connector
- Logic gate
- Neither's companion
- __'easter
- "... __ any drop to drink"
- Hammerfest spot: Abbr.
- Mail-motto word
- NATO mbr.