The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word HOMONYMS which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1975.
Bear-bare, hair-hare, etc crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| HOMONYMS | 100 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Bear-bare, hair-hare, etc
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- lagopous
- fur
- shave
- shaven
- bun
- jair
- homophone
- mammal
- buck
- fall
- dall
- falls
Crossword Answer definitions
HOMONYMS noun- (strict sense) A word that both sounds and is spelled the same as another word.
- A word that sounds or is spelled the same as another word, technically called a homophone (same sound) or a homograph (same spelling).
- A name for a taxon that is identical in spelling to another name that belongs to a different taxon.
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 HOMONYMS
- Donne and done, e.g.
- Way and weigh
- Common features of wordplay
- Words that are spelled and pronounced the same but have different meanings
- Bear-bare, hair-hare, etc.
- This puzzle has three sets of ___
- Potential source of verbal misunderstanding
- Theme of this puzzle
- "Two" and "too," for example
- "Bear" and "Baer"