The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word NEAR , but the solution may also be MEAN which is one of the most recent solution (2018 in Wall Street Journal).
Close-fisted crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| NEAR | 50 % | 4 |
| STINGY | 25 % | 6 |
| MEAN | 25 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Close-fisted
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- closefisted
- clenched fist
- close in
- fisting
- close contact
- clenched
- closemouthed
- openhanded
- fist fight
- fistfight
- choke hold
- clenching
Crossword Answer definitions
NEAR noun- The left side of a horse or of a team of horses pulling a carriage etc.
- To come closer to; to approach.
- Physically close.
- Close in time.
- Closely connected or related.
- Close to one's interests, affection, etc.; intimate; dear.
- Close to anything followed or imitated; not free, loose, or rambling.
- So as barely to avoid or pass injury or loss; close; narrow.
- Approximate, almost.
- (in relation to a vehicle) On the side nearest to the kerb (the left-hand side if one drives on the left).
- Next to the driver, when he is on foot; on the left of an animal or a team.
- Immediate; direct; close; short.
- Stingy; parsimonious.
- At or towards a position close in space or time.
- Nearly; almost.
- Physically close to, in close proximity to.
- Close to in time.
- Close to in nature or degree.
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 NEAR
More clues leading to the result STINGY
- Penny-pinching
- Parsimonious
- Cheap
- Tight
- Liberal's opposite
- Tight-fisted
- Not at all generous
- Scroogean
- Not very generous
- Scrooge-like