The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word SWEETS which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2024.
Candy crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SWEETS | 33 % | 6 |
| TAFFY | 9 % | 5 |
| MINT | 8 % | 4 |
| CARAMEL | 8 % | 7 |
| SWEET | 5 % | 5 |
| NOUGAT | 5 % | 6 |
| MINTS | 3 % | 5 |
| PETERPAULMOUNDS | 3 % | 15 |
| KISS | 3 % | 4 |
| TOFFEE | 3 % | 6 |
| PRALINE | 2 % | 7 |
| BONBON | 2 % | 6 |
| SWEETMEAT | 2 % | 9 |
| KISSES | 2 % | 6 |
| JONES | 2 % | 5 |
| LEMONDROP | 2 % | 9 |
| PENUCHE | 2 % | 7 |
| JUJUBE | 2 % | 6 |
| LICORICE | 2 % | 8 |
| TOFFY | 2 % | 5 |
| LOLLIPOPS | 2 % | 9 |
| LOLLIPOP | 2 % | 8 |
| LEMONDROPS | 2 % | 10 |
Why may SWEETS be the right solution?
The word "sweets" is often used as a synonym for candy. It is a common term that fits the clue well.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Candy
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- sugarcoat
- glaze
- taffy
- lollipop
- confection
- confectionery
- chocolate
- dessert
- confectionary
- pastry
- cake
- sugar
Crossword Answer definitions
SWEETS noun- The basic taste sensation induced by sugar.
- A confection made from sugar, or high in sugar content; a candy.
- A food eaten for dessert.
- Sweetheart; darling.
- That which is sweet or pleasant in odour; a perfume.
- Sweetness, delight; something pleasant to the mind or senses.
- To sweeten.
- A term of endearment; sweetheart.
- Confectionery, candy.
- Drugs
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 SWEETS
- Desserts, generally
- Sugary treats
- Cake and ice cream
- Bakesale goods
- Caries causers
- Willy Wonka's creations
- Candy
- Dieter's no-nos
- No-nos for a diabetic
- Halloween haul
More clues leading to the result TAFFY
- Salt water ____
- Candy-apple coating
- Candy wrapped in wax paper
- Saltwater ___
- Pulled candy
- Chewy candy
- Stretchy seaside sweet
- Stretchy candy
- Butterscotch, e.g.
- Saltwater candy
More clues leading to the result MINT
- Make money, in a way
- Money maker
- After dinner treat
- Aromatic plant
- Coin factory
- Money-making outfit
- Where money is made
- Big moneymaker
- Condition at a baseball card show
- After-dinner candy
More clues leading to the result CARAMEL
- Chewy candy
- Apple covering
- Golden-brown color
- Blocked sweet
- Dulce de leche flavor
- Sweet apple coating
- Chewy ingredient in a Twix candy bar
- Flan topping
- Apple topping
- Confection created by heating sugar
More clues leading to the result SWEET
- Kind of tooth or talk
- "___ are the uses of adversity"
- "___ Charity"
- "Ni-i-ice"
- Nice sound of Bach composition (5)
- Piece of candy
- Candy kiss, e.g.
- Aspartame-laden
- Keen or kind
- Like lollipops
More clues leading to the result NOUGAT
- Chewy confection
- Nutty confection
- Mars's makeup
- Chewy candy
- Milky Way component
- Chewy, almondy candy
- Candy bar ingredient
- Part of a Milky Way makeup
- Aerated mixture of sucrose and corn syrup
- Nutty candy
More clues leading to the result MINTS
- After-dinner freebies
- Diner-counter freebies
- Postprandial candies
- Money makers?
- Diner freebies
- Hotel maids leave them behind
- Restaurant freebies
- After-dinner breath fresheners
- Makes money?
- After-dinner treats
More clues leading to the result PETERPAULMOUNDS
More clues leading to the result KISS
- Hershey's treat
- Hershey confection
- Perform mouth-to-mouth?
- Gene Simmons's group
- Smack
- Osculte
- Acknowledge mistletoe
- Conical chocolate
- Osculation
- Campy 1970s band
More clues leading to the result TOFFEE
- Chewy confection
- Hard, chewy candy
- Chewy candy
- Chewy sweet
- Chewy apple coating
- Chewy treat
- English candy
- Hard-candy flavor
- Candy.
- Confection.
More clues leading to the result PRALINE
- Pecan confection
- Louisiana treat
- Nutty confection
- Southern chocolate treat
- Southern sweet
- Cajun confection
- New Orleans candy
- Nutty treat
- Pecan patty
- Southern confection
More clues leading to the result BONBON
- Fancy confection
- Chocolate treat
- Sweet treat
- Doubly good chocolate
- Chocolate candy
- Small chocolate-covered candy
- Confection.
- Sugarplum.
- Sweetmeat.
- Creamy concoction
More clues leading to the result SWEETMEAT
More clues leading to the result KISSES
- Love's partner?
- They may be sloppy
- Candy cones?
- Candies in foil
- Lip service?
- Hugs' companions
- Xs on an envelope
- X's, for some writers
- Sweet treats
- Chocolate treats
More clues leading to the result JONES
- "From Here to Eternity" novelist
- Storied Casey
- "Animal Farm" farmer
- "Mother" of labor
- Sharp craving
- Addictive craving
- Archaeology professor of filmdom
- Buck or Chuck
- Smith's "Men in Black" costar
- Davy or Casey
More clues leading to the result LEMONDROP
- It's a puckerupper
- Hard yellow candy
- Sour candy
- Slightly sour candy
- *Vodka cocktail often served with a sugared rim
- Candy.
- Candy jar classic
- Hard, yellow candy
- Sweet and sour candy
- Candy that's a pucker-upper
More clues leading to the result PENUCHE
More clues leading to the result JUJUBE
- Chewy candy
- Gelatin candy
- Candy.
- Lozenge
- Fruit lozenge
- Colorful candy that sticks to the teeth
- Fruit candy
- Fruit-flavored gumdrop
More clues leading to the result LICORICE
- ___ stick (clarinet)
- Jelly bean flavor
- Twizzlers ingredient
- It's good for your liver
- Chewy candy
- Jelly Belly flavor
- ___ stick (clarinet, in slang)
- A stick for Benny Goodman.
- Quondam penny candy.
- Confection.
More clues leading to the result TOFFY
More clues leading to the result LOLLIPOPS
- Sweets on sticks
- Rewards for kids
- Candies on a stick
- All-day suckers, for instance
- Suckers
- Children's delight.
- Candy.
- Good ship et al.
More clues leading to the result LOLLIPOP
- Sucker
- Frequent prop for Lt. Kojak
- See 34-Across
- Sweet sucker
- It takes a licking
- Candy on a stick
- Popular sweet.
- Candy favorite.
- Candy.
- Sucker.