The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SIRED which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2023.
Begat crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SIRED | 89 % | 5 |
| BRED | 5 % | 4 |
| SPAWNED | 3 % | 7 |
| PROCREATED | 3 % | 10 |
Why may SIRED be the right solution?
The word "begat" is a synonym for "fathered" or "produced offspring". "Sired" is a word that means exactly the same thing, making it the correct answer.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Begat
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- fathered
- sired
- spawned
- engendered
- preceded
- presaged
- birthed
- began
- reigned
- predated
- morphed
- preceeded
Crossword Answer definitions
SIRED verb- (of a male) to procreate; to father, beget, impregnate.
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 SIRED
- Fathered
- Did a thoroughbred stud's job
- Bred winners
- Begat
- Authored
- Produced progeny
- Fathered foals
- Brought into being
- Brought forth
- Was the father of
More clues leading to the result BRED
- Brought up
- Produced
- Born partner
- Had kids
- Raised, as livestock
- Engendered
- Raised up
- Born and __
- Raised
- Cultivated