The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word LEAP , but the solution may also be HOP which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Bound crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LEAP | 42 % | 4 |
| TIED | 25 % | 4 |
| LOPE | 8 % | 4 |
| ROPED | 4 % | 5 |
| TRUSSED | 3 % | 7 |
| HOP | 3 % | 3 |
| DELIMIT | 3 % | 7 |
| DESTINED | 2 % | 8 |
| WED | 1 % | 3 |
| LASHED | 1 % | 6 |
| TIEDUP | 1 % | 6 |
| SKIP | 1 % | 4 |
| PRANCE | 1 % | 6 |
| GIRT | 1 % | 4 |
| SPRING | 1 % | 6 |
| SURE | 1 % | 4 |
| JUMP | 1 % | 4 |
| OBLIGATED | 1 % | 9 |
| ENSLAVED | 1 % | 8 |
| CONFINE | 1 % | 7 |
| FATED | 1 % | 5 |
| ENLACED | 1 % | 7 |
Why may LEAP be the right solution?
The word "bound" can mean to jump or leap. Therefore, "leap" is a suitable answer for the clue.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Bound
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- obligated
- sworn
- obligate
- certain
- sure
- articled
- destined
- tied
- indentured
- limit
- recoil
- restrain
Crossword Answer definitions
LEAP noun- The act of leaping or jumping.
- The distance traversed by a leap or jump.
- A group of leopards.
- A significant move forward.
- A large step in reasoning, often one that is not justified by the facts.
- A fault.
- Copulation with, or coverture of, a female beast.
- A passing from one note to another by an interval, especially by a long one, or by one including several other intermediate intervals.
- A salmon ladder.
- To jump.
- To pass over by a leap or jump.
- To copulate with (a female beast); to cover.
- To cause to leap.
- (calendar) Intercalary, bissextile.
- A basket.
- A trap or snare for fish, made from twigs; a weely.
- Half a bushel.
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 LEAP
- Bound upward
- Jete, for one
- Jump
- "Quantum ___"
- It's a big one for mankind
- Lovers' venue
- Act of faith?
- Start of a bungee jump
- Sudden increase
- Take a giant step
More clues leading to the result TIED
- 5-5, e.g.
- Evened up
- 10-10 or 5-5.
- Come out even
- Even
- Tongue ___
- 10-10 or 5-5
- Heading to sudden death, say
- Headed for overtime
- 50-50, say
More clues leading to the result LOPE
- Easygoing gait
- Playwright __ de Vega
- Run easily
- Canter
- Relaxed gait
- Slow gait
- Easy pace
- Gangly pace
- Bound
- Run in long strides
More clues leading to the result ROPED
- Bound
- Caught a calf
- Competed in a rodeo
- Did a cowpoke's duty
- Caught a steer
- Caught, as a dogie
- Partitioned, with "off"
- Caught a dogie, perhaps
- Enclosed, with "off"
- Snagged nags
More clues leading to the result TRUSSED
- Bound
- Bound to depend on hearing (7)
- Like some Thanksgiving turkeys
- Tied up
- Tied up.
- Packed into a bundle (with "up").
- Securely tied.
- Bound.
- Bound up
- Secured tightly
More clues leading to the result HOP
- "___ On Pop"
- School dance
- Short flight
- Jump on one leg
- Quick plane trip
- Ball bounce
- Hour-long flight, say
- Puddle jumper's flight path
- Puddle jumper's trip
- Puddlejumper's trip
More clues leading to the result DELIMIT
- Define
- Separate into fields
- Fix the boundaries of
- Separate by commas, perhaps
- Set the boundaries of
- Bound.
- Establish bounds
- Put boundaries on
- Set boundaries
- Mark the boundaries of
More clues leading to the result DESTINED
- Ordained
- Unalterably fixed
- Bound
- Predetermined
- Foreordained.
- Fated.
- In the cards
- Preordained
- Fated
- Foreordained
More clues leading to the result WED
- Said "I do"
- Did "I do"
- Get hitched
- Got hitched
- Tie the knot
- Unite
- Joined
- Hitched
- Day of the week Judas betrayed Jesus: Abbr.
- Elope
More clues leading to the result LASHED
- Wielded a whip
- Tied down
- Tied fast
- Attacked verbally, with "out"
- ___ out at (reproved harshly)
- Bound tightly
- Struck with a cat-o'-nine-tails
- Secured with rope
- Was sharply critical, with "out"
- Tied up
More clues leading to the result TIEDUP
- Busy
- Bound
- Not free
- Unable to take a call
- Headed for overtime
- All even
- Not available
- Even
- Completely occupied
- Too busy to talk
More clues leading to the result SKIP
- Fail to include
- Leave quickly
- LP problem
- Pass over
- Omit
- Ditch, as class
- Go past
- Green card in a party game
- Ignore, as pre-roll ads
- Uno card
More clues leading to the result PRANCE
- Strut like a pony
- Be frisky
- Cavort
- Strut
- Horse's strut
- Derby winner's move
- Frolic
- Ride proudly
- Swagger
- Horse's gait
More clues leading to the result GIRT
- Encircled
- Encircle
- Surrounded (by)
- Belted or banded
- Encircled with a belt
- Rafter support
- Belted
- Support beam
- Prepared (oneself) for action
- Structural engineering piece
More clues leading to the result SPRING
- Season
- Fountainhead
- Natural fountain
- Schumann's 1st Symphony
- Bounce
- Pogo stick part
- With 39-Across, like some safety valves
- "It Might As Well Be___"
- Vernal equinox follower
- Water source
More clues leading to the result SURE
More clues leading to the result JUMP
- Carl Lewis specialty
- Be skittish
- Sky-dive
- Checkers ploy
- Obey with alacrity
- See 38-Across
- Revive, as a battery
- Skydive
- How to get on the bandwagon
- Kangaroo's movement
More clues leading to the result OBLIGATED
More clues leading to the result ENSLAVED
- Shackled
- Put in shackles
- Subjugated
- Put under the yoke
- Doing forced labor.
- Held in bondage.
- In servitude.
- Bound
- Fettered
- Forced into bondage
More clues leading to the result CONFINE
More clues leading to the result FATED
- Destined
- Meant to be
- Inexorable
- Cosmically inescapable
- Bound to happen
- Predetermined
- Certain to happen
- Meant to happen
- In the cards
- Bound to be