The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word LINEAGE , but the solution may also be ROOTS which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in New York Times).
Ancestry crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LINEAGE | 31 % | 7 |
| ROOTS | 15 % | 5 |
| ORIGIN | 15 % | 6 |
| DESCENT | 11 % | 7 |
| LINE | 7 % | 4 |
| STRAIN | 4 % | 6 |
| BLOOD | 4 % | 5 |
| HERITAGE | 4 % | 8 |
| PEDIGREE | 2 % | 8 |
| PARENTAGE | 2 % | 9 |
| FAMILYTREE | 2 % | 10 |
| LINEAGES | 2 % | 8 |
| XAGE | 2 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Ancestry
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- bloodline
- lineage
- pedigree
- parentage
- filiation
- stock
- origin
- descent
- line
- derivation
- blood
- blood line
Crossword Answer definitions
LINEAGE noun- Descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage.
- A number of lines of text in a column.
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 LINEAGE
- Blood
- Family story
- Pedeggree
- Ancestry
- Family tree
- Information in a tree
- Roots
- Pedigree
- Genealogy
- Family history
More clues leading to the result ROOTS
- Alex Haley novel
- Haley title
- Plant anchors
- Haley novel
- Landmark miniseries
- Alex Haley bestseller
- Alex Haley opus
- Haley opus
- Alex Haley book in which he is a character in the last section
- Ancestry
More clues leading to the result ORIGIN
- Start
- Ancestry
- Spring
- Beginning
- Where the x- and y-axes meet in math
- __ of Species (Darwin)
- Darwin's "___ of Species"
- Where a Cartesian graph's axes meet
- Word in a Darwin title
- Starting point
More clues leading to the result DESCENT
- Drop from above
- Lineage
- Second half of a mountaineer's trip
- Landing element
- Down slope
- Drop
- Continued reduction in altitude
- Fall
- Mountain climber's return
- Mountain climber's return trip
More clues leading to the result LINE
- "What's My __?"
- Bank annoyance
- Boat rope
- End to end, on the gridiron
- Pickup delivery?
- Come-on
- Continuous mark
- Cover the inside
- Queue
- Party or clothes follower
More clues leading to the result STRAIN
- Go beyond the limit
- Air, or pressure
- Overexert
- Exertion
- Considerable effort
- Muscle problem
- Use a sieve
- Variety
- Back problem
- Sports injury
More clues leading to the result BLOOD
- It's from the heart
- Flesh partner
- Word with orange or moon
- "True ___"
- Drive collection
- Dracula's nutriment
- Vital fluid
- Former Canadian Red Cross concern
- What "Kensington Gore" stands in for on stage
- Bad ___ (ill will)
More clues leading to the result HERITAGE
- Ancestry
- Legacy
- Birthright
- American ___ (noted dictionary name)
- Birthright.
- Patrimony
- Source of ethnic pride
- Ethnic background
More clues leading to the result PEDIGREE
- Purebred's history
- Line of cats or dogs?
- Ancestry
- Dog's ancestral line
- Indication of purity
- Dog show requirement
- Dog's breeding history
- Genealogical record
- Purebred family tree
- Ancestral account
More clues leading to the result PARENTAGE
More clues leading to the result FAMILYTREE
- Genealogical record
- *Genealogist's tool
- Line diagram
- Chart with branches
- Genealogical chart
- Genealogy.
- Relative of a pedigree.
- Genealogy
- Genealogist's drawing
- Something relatively complicated?
More clues leading to the result LINEAGES
- Family histories
- They're often found in trees
- Family trees.
- Descents.
- Families.
- Pedigrees.
- Bluebloods' prides
- Trees reveal them
- Pedigrees
- Ancestry