The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SEEN , but the solution may also be NAILED which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in Wall Street Journal).
Caught in the act crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SEEN | 66 % | 4 |
| AHA | 16 % | 3 |
| NAILED | 11 % | 6 |
| DETECTED | 3 % | 8 |
| NABBED | 2 % | 6 |
| BUSTED | 1 % | 6 |
| SURPRISED | 1 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Caught in the act
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- caught out
- catching
- in action
- sexual activity
- cheating
- violating
- surreptitiously
- catching fire
- voyeuristically
- captured
- voyeuristic
- voyeurism
Crossword Answer definitions
SEEN verb- (stative) To perceive or detect with the eyes, or as if by sight.
- To form a mental picture of.
- (social) To meet, to visit.
- To be the setting or time of.
- (by extension) To ensure that something happens, especially while witnessing it.
- To wait upon; attend, escort.
- To respond to another player's bet with a bet of equal value.
- To determine by trial or experiment; to find out (if or whether).
- (used in the imperative) To reference or to study for further details.
- To examine something closely, or to utilize something, often as a temporary alternative.
- To include as one of something's experiences.
- The letter س in the Arabic script.
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 SEEN
- " ... __ and not heard."
- "...___ and not heard"
- "Mine eyes have __ ..."
- "You ain't __ nothin' yet"
- Espied
- Noticed
- Observed
- Watched
- What children should be?
- Detected
More clues leading to the result AHA
- "Caught you!"
- "Gotcha!"
- "Gotcha!" (1-2)
- Cry to the cookie-jar raider
- Discovery word
- Exclamation
- Exclamation of understanding
- Insight response
- Palindromic exclamation
- Sherlock's shout
More clues leading to the result NAILED
- Threw out, as a baserunner
- Caught red-handed
- Executed perfectly
- Hit hard
- Caught
- Executed to perfection
- Stuck, in gymnastics
- Used a hammer
- Did right
- Hit on the head
More clues leading to the result DETECTED
- Did a gumshoe's job
- Caught in the act
- Got wind of
- Caught in the act.
- Found out.
- Discovered.
- Caught in a misdeed
- Spotted
- Discerned
- Caught
More clues leading to the result NABBED
- Caught
- Apprehended
- Taken into custody
- Caught in the act
- Picked up by the cops
- Picked up
- Collared
- Arrested
- Hooked
- Seized.
More clues leading to the result BUSTED
- "Caught you red-handed!"
- Dropped in rank
- Out of order
- Flat broke
- Dead broke
- Without a cent
- Cry when exposing something secret
- "Caught you!"
- Caught in the act
- Tapped out