The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word PAIR , but the solution may also be GIRD which is one of the most recent solution (2018 in New York Times).
Brace crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PAIR | 32 % | 4 |
| TWO | 24 % | 3 |
| STAY | 14 % | 4 |
| DUO | 6 % | 3 |
| STRUT | 5 % | 5 |
| PROP | 4 % | 4 |
| STEEL | 3 % | 5 |
| GIRD | 3 % | 4 |
| PROPUP | 2 % | 6 |
| DYAD | 1 % | 4 |
| CLENCH | 1 % | 6 |
| TWOSOME | 1 % | 7 |
| SPAN | 1 % | 4 |
| BUTTRESS | 1 % | 8 |
| CLAMP | 1 % | 5 |
| TRUSS | 1 % | 5 |
| SHORE | 1 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Brace
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- yoke
- bitstock
- energise
- perk up
- span
- arouse
- stimulate
- energize
- couple
- suspender
- pair
- twosome
Crossword Answer definitions
PAIR noun- Two similar or identical things taken together; often followed by of.
- Two people in a relationship, partnership or friendship.
- Used with binary nouns (often in the plural to indicate multiple instances, since such nouns are plural only, except in some technical contexts)
- A couple of working animals attached to work together, as by a yoke.
- A poker hand that contains two cards of identical rank, which cannot also count as a better hand.
- A score of zero runs (a duck) in both innings of a two-innings match.
- A double play, two outs recorded in one play.
- A doubleheader, two games played on the same day between the same teams
- A boat for two sweep rowers.
- A pair of breasts
- The exclusion of one member of a parliamentary party from a vote, if a member of the other party is absent for important personal reasons.
- Two members of opposite parties or opinion, as in a parliamentary body, who mutually agree not to vote on a given question, or on issues of a party nature during a specified time.
- A number of things resembling one another, or belonging together; a set.
- (kinematics) In a mechanism, two elements, or bodies, which are so applied to each other as to mutually constrain relative motion; named in accordance with the motion it permits, as in turning pair, sliding pair, twisting pair.
- To group into one or more sets of two.
- To bring two (animals, notably dogs) together for mating.
- To engage (oneself) with another of opposite opinions not to vote on a particular question or class of questions.
- To suit; to fit, as a counterpart.
- To impair, to make worse.
- To become worse, to deteriorate.
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 PAIR
- Part of a full house
- Poker hand
- Poker holding
- Pants unit?
- Two of a kind
- Losing poker hand?
- Ace-high beater
- A milquetoast may be told to grow one
- It beats ace high
- Twosome
More clues leading to the result TWO
- Enough to tango
- Safety's value in the NFL
- Tango need
- Company quorum
- One and one
- More than one
- Rarely-seen bill
- Tango requirement
- Phone's ABC
- "Terrible" age
More clues leading to the result STAY
- Canine command
- Corset support
- Command to Fido
- Hang in
- Remain
- Corset feature
- Don't budge
- Order to Fido
- Stick around
- "Wait, I don't want to be alone here!"
More clues leading to the result DUO
- Compact combo
- Two of the same kind
- Twosome
- The Smothers Brothers, e.g.
- Pair
- Couple
- Daft Punk, e.g.
- Electronic act Justice, e.g.
- Rock's Broken Bells, e.g.
- Rock's Royal Blood, e.g.
More clues leading to the result STRUT
- Prance
- __ one's stuff (show off)
- Do a cakewalk
- __ one's stuff
- Walk like a peacock
- Model carriage?
- Cocky walk
- Pompous pace
- Take vain steps?
- Go on parade
More clues leading to the result PROP
- Support
- Drama need
- Shore up
- Play thing
- Brace
- Yorick's skull, e.g.
- Character piece?
- Either Didi or Gogo's hat in "Waiting for Godot," e.g.
- See 46-Across
- Skull for Hamlet, e.g.
More clues leading to the result STEEL
- Drum material
- Like 1943 pennies
- Pittsburgh export
- Product of Bethlehem
- Kind of wool
- Superman's makeup?
- Type of wool
- Shade of gray or blue
- Iron-carbon alloy
- Stainless ___
More clues leading to the result GIRD
- Encircle
- Fortify
- Surround
- __ one's loins
- Prepare, as one's loins
- Reinforce
- Equip with a belt
- Put a belt on
- Tighten
- Strengthen
More clues leading to the result PROPUP
- Brace
- Support
- Prevent from falling, perhaps
- Provide some support for
- Bolster
- Keep from collapsing
- Subsidize
More clues leading to the result DYAD
- Twosome
- Group of two
- Couple
- Two regarded as a pair
- Yin and yang, e.g.
- Pair
- Relational pair
- Doublet
- Group of two.
- Pair.
More clues leading to the result CLENCH
- Bear hug
- Tighten, as a fist
- Something to do with your teeth
- Squeeze tight
- Squeeze together tightly
- Hold tight, as a fist
- Grip tightly
- Close tightly, as one's hand
- Grip firmly
- Hold tightly
More clues leading to the result TWOSOME
- Abbott and Costello, e.g.
- Couple
- Duo
- Links pairing
- Tabloid item, often
- Small links group
- Small group on the course
- Golfer and his buddy, say
- Golfing group
- Pair
More clues leading to the result SPAN
- Bridge
- Extent
- Plane dimension
- C follower
- Connection
- Thumb-to-pinkie distance
- Wingspread
- About nine inches
- C follower on TV
- Extend over
More clues leading to the result BUTTRESS
- Strengthen
- Support
- Support firmly.
- Bulwark.
- Strengthening structure.
- Supporting wall structure.
- Prop.
- Brace
- Make stronger or defensible
More clues leading to the result CLAMP
- Workbench holder
- Holding device
- Gripping device
- Become strict, with "down"
- __ down on (suppress)
- Mechanical squeezer
- C as in carpentry?
- Get a grip
- "C" in a toolbox
- It's a gripper
More clues leading to the result TRUSS
- Builder's framework
- Supporting bracket
- Bundle of hay or straw
- Bind, as a fowl
- Bridge support
- Secure tightly
- Tie up, as a turkey
- Tie
- Supporting beam
- Roof support