The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word HAD which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2024.
Ate crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| HAD | 37 % | 3 |
| DINED | 21 % | 5 |
| FEDON | 6 % | 5 |
| INGESTED | 6 % | 8 |
| DINEDON | 4 % | 7 |
| SUPPED | 4 % | 6 |
| CHOWEDDOWN | 2 % | 10 |
| BROKEBREAD | 2 % | 10 |
| STUFFEDONESFACE | 1 % | 15 |
| FARED | 1 % | 5 |
| GULPEDDOWN | 1 % | 10 |
| TASTED | 1 % | 6 |
| LAPPEDUP | 1 % | 8 |
| PUTONTHEFEEDBAG | 1 % | 15 |
| GNAWED | 1 % | 6 |
| DEVOURED | 1 % | 8 |
| LIVEDON | 1 % | 7 |
| FINISHEDFASTING | 1 % | 15 |
| ERODED | 1 % | 6 |
| HADABITE | 1 % | 8 |
| HADAMEAL | 1 % | 8 |
| PUTAWAY | 1 % | 7 |
Why may HAD be the right solution?
The answer to "Ate" is "HAD" because "HAD" is a past tense form of the verb "to have," which can be used to indicate that someone consumed food or a meal.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Ate
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- took
- downed
- conundrum
- eroded
- tat
- consumed
- corroded
- fed
- had
- killed
- ats
- eta
Crossword Answer definitions
HAD verb- To possess, own.
- To hold, as something at someone's disposal.
- Used to state the existence or presence of someone in a specified relationship with the subject.
- To partake of (a particular substance, especially food or drink, or action or activity).
- To be scheduled to attend, undertake or participate in.
- To experience, go through, undergo.
- To be afflicted with, suffer from.
- (auxiliary verb, taking a past participle) Used in forming the perfect aspect.
- Used as an interrogative verb before a pronoun to form a tag question, echoing a previous use of 'have' as an auxiliary verb or, in certain cases, main verb. (For further discussion, see the appendix English tag questions.)
- (auxiliary verb, taking a to-infinitive) See have to.
- To give birth to.
- To engage in sexual intercourse with.
- To accept as a romantic partner.
- (transitive with bare infinitive) To cause to, by a command, request or invitation.
- (transitive with adjective or adjective-phrase complement) To cause to be.
- (transitive with bare infinitive) To be affected by an occurrence. (Used in supplying a topic that is not a verb argument.)
- (transitive with adjective or adjective-phrase complement) To depict as being.
- To defeat in a fight; take.
- (obsolete outside Ireland) To be able to speak (a language).
- To feel or be (especially painfully) aware of.
- To trick, to deceive.
- (often with present participle) To allow; to tolerate.
- (often used in the negative) To believe, buy, be taken in by.
- To host someone; to take in as a guest.
- To get a reading, measurement, or result from an instrument or calculation.
- (of a jury) To consider a court proceeding that has been completed; to begin deliberations on a case.
- To make an observation of (a bird species).
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 HAD
- Owned
- Hoodwinked
- "I've been ___!"
- Scammed
- Tricked
- Rooked
- Swindled
- "This ___ better be good!"
- "___ enough?"
- Consumed
More clues leading to the result DINED
- Eats late
- Wined's partner
- Ate late
- Wined and ___
- Had supper
- Had a spread
- Partook at the groaning board
- Enjoyed a spread
- Had a meal
- Ate the main meal
More clues leading to the result FEDON
- Was nourished by
- Made a meal of
- Got sustenance from
- Ate
- Consumed
- Got nourishment from
- Was nourished by.
- Preyed
- " . . . grown by what it ___": Hamlet
- Was sustained by
More clues leading to the result INGESTED
More clues leading to the result DINEDON
More clues leading to the result SUPPED
- Dined late
- Had an evening meal
- Had dinner
- Ate the evening meal
- ATE
- Had a late meal
- Ate.
- Had something substantial
- Ate dinner
More clues leading to the result CHOWEDDOWN
More clues leading to the result BROKEBREAD
More clues leading to the result STUFFEDONESFACE
More clues leading to the result FARED
More clues leading to the result GULPEDDOWN
More clues leading to the result TASTED
- Sampled
- Had a sip
- Savored
- Experienced
- Used some buds
- Sipped, say
- ATE
- Partook (of)
- Had just a bite of
- Made like an "Iron Chef America" judge
More clues leading to the result LAPPEDUP
More clues leading to the result PUTONTHEFEEDBAG
More clues leading to the result GNAWED
- Worked like beavers
- Was an eager beaver?
- Made like a beaver
- Worked on a bone
- Bit persistently
- Chewed like a chipmunk
- Chewed on
- Chewed like a beaver
- Ate like a mouse
- Ate (at)
More clues leading to the result DEVOURED
More clues leading to the result LIVEDON
More clues leading to the result FINISHEDFASTING
More clues leading to the result ERODED
- Lost ground
- Eaten away
- Wore away
- Deteriorated
- Ate into
- Slowly broke down
- Worn away
- Wore
- Became worn away
- Wore down