The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word UPON , but the solution may also be ABOVE which is one of the most recent solution (2025 in New York Times).
Atop crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| UPON | 73 % | 4 |
| ONTO | 15 % | 4 |
| OVER | 6 % | 4 |
| ABOVE | 4 % | 5 |
| ASTRIDE | 1 % | 7 |
| LYINGON | 1 % | 7 |
| OER | 1 % | 3 |
Why may UPON be the right solution?
The word "upon" means "on top of" or "in a higher position than." Therefore, it can be used to mean "atop."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Atop
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- above
- surmounting
- upon
- over
- capping
- summit
- aboard
- onto
- straddling
- perched
- beneath
- underneath
Crossword Answer definitions
UPON adverb- Being the target of an action.
- Physically above and in contact with.
- Physically directly supported by.
- Being followed by another so as to form a series.
- At (a prescribed point in time).
- On.
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 UPON
- After "once"
- At the high point of
- Atop
- Covering
- Fairy tale's second word
- Second word in a fairy tale
- Straddling
- "It came ___ a midnight.."
- Once ___ a time
- Over
More clues leading to the result ONTO
- Aware of
- In the know about
- Informed about
- Not fooled by
- Wise about
- Hep
- Upon
- "Hold ___ your butts" (Samuel L. Jackson line from "Jurassic Park")
- Astride
- See 46-Down
More clues leading to the result OVER
- "Your turn," to a CBer
- "__ and out"
- Above and beyond
- Finished
- Lead-in or follow-up for come and take
- Radio-message "period"
- Scrambled alternative
- __ the hill
- __-the-counter
- "Your turn," in communications
More clues leading to the result ABOVE
- In the sky
- Over's partner
- Exceeding
- Heavenward
- Upstairs
- Overhead
- Star's spot
- Superior to
- Up here
- Up in the air
More clues leading to the result ASTRIDE
- On both sides of
- Spanning
- Maverick way for Catherine the Great to ride
- With one leg on each side of
- With a leg on each side of
- Straddling
- With one leg on either side
- Sitting on normally, as a horse
- Occupying the saddle of
- One way to ride