The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word SYLLABLE which also is the latest solution we found used in Newsday in 2009.
"Cap" or "tain," in "captain" crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SYLLABLE | 100 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: "Cap" or "tain," in "captain"
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- outsee
- con
- safe
- see
- sion
- such
- super
- front
- head
- east
- armet
- balaclava
Crossword Answer definitions
SYLLABLE noun- A unit of human speech that is interpreted by the listener as a single sound, although syllables usually consist of one or more vowel sounds, either alone or combined with the sound of one or more consonants; a word consists of one or more syllables.
- The written representation of a given pronounced syllable.
- A small part of a sentence or discourse; anything concise or short; a particle.
- To utter in syllables.
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