The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word NIGH , but the solution may also be NEAR which is one of the most recent solution (2019 in Wall Street Journal).
Approaching crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| NIGH | 30 % | 4 |
| NEAR | 28 % | 4 |
| NEARTO | 15 % | 6 |
| NEARING | 13 % | 7 |
| ALMOST | 4 % | 6 |
| FORTHCOMING | 2 % | 11 |
| ONCOMING | 2 % | 8 |
| UPTO | 2 % | 4 |
| GAININGON | 2 % | 9 |
| NEARLY | 2 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Approaching
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- coming
- moving
- oncoming
- forthcoming
- upcoming
- future
- nearing
- reaching
- nears
- looming
- arriving
- turning
Crossword Answer definitions
NIGH verb- To draw nigh (to); to approach; to come near
- Near, close by
- Not remote in degree, kindred, circumstances, etc.; closely allied; intimate.
- Almost, nearly.
- Near; close to
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 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 NEARTO
- Abutting
- Close by
- Almost at
- By
- Approaching
- Closely affecting
- Close at hand
- Almost touching
- Alongside
- Not far from
More clues leading to the result NEARING
- Closing in on
- Approaching
- Getting warmer, in a way
- Soon to be at
- Approaching.
- Almost at hand.
- Getting close.
- Getting closer.
- Drawing closer
- Getting warm, so to speak
More clues leading to the result ALMOST
- "___ Blue" (Elvis Costello)
- "Close, but no cigar"
- So close to being
- Nearly
- Just about
- Not quite
- Close, but no cigar
- On the brink of
- Well-nigh
- Virtually
More clues leading to the result FORTHCOMING
More clues leading to the result ONCOMING
More clues leading to the result UPTO
- Capable of
- __ no good
- ___ no good
- No more than
- Doing
- As far as
- Maximally
- Engaged in
- No farther than
- Words before snuff