The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word WIDOW , but the solution may also be NIECE which is one of the most recent solution (2016 in New York Times).
Certain heiress crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| WIDOW | 50 % | 5 |
| NIECE | 50 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Certain heiress
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- wealthy
- rich
- niece
- beneficiary
- coheiress
- widow
- fortune
- burgoyne
- clift
- lap
- nicky
- paris
Crossword Answer definitions
WIDOW noun- A woman whose spouse has died (and who has not remarried); feminine of widower.
- A person whose spouse has died (and who has not remarried).
- (in combination) A woman whose husband is often away pursuing a sport, etc.
- An additional hand of cards dealt face down in some card games, to be used by the highest bidder.
- A single line of type that ends a paragraph, carried over to the next page or column.
- A venomous spider, of the genus Latrodectus.
- To make a widow or widower of someone; to cause the death of the spouse of.
- To strip of anything valued.
- To endow with a widow's right.
- To be widow to.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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- Word after golf or football
- Golfer's wife?