The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SEAL which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2024.
Close tightly crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SEAL | 66 % | 4 |
| SHUT | 18 % | 4 |
| SEALUP | 15 % | 6 |
| CLENCH | 1 % | 6 |
Why may SEAL be the right solution?
The word "seal" can mean to close tightly to prevent air, water, or other substances from entering or escaping.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Close tightly
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- seal
- lock
- clench
- shut
- clinch
- clutching
- secure
- plugged
- sealed
- sealing
- clenched
- clenching
Crossword Answer definitions
SEAL noun- A pinniped (Pinnipedia), particularly an earless seal (true seal) or eared seal.
- A bearing representing a creature something like a walrus.
- To hunt seals.
- A stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance such as wax.
- An impression of such stamp on wax, paper or other material used for sealing.
- A design or insignia usually associated with an organization or an official role.
- Anything that secures or authenticates.
- Something which will be visibly damaged if a covering or container is opened, and which may or may not bear an official design.
- Confirmation or approval, or an indication of this.
- Something designed to prevent liquids or gases from leaking through a joint.
- A tight closure, secure against leakage.
- A chakra.
- To place a seal on (a document).
- To mark with a stamp, as an evidence of standard exactness, legal size, or merchantable quality.
- To fasten (something) so that it cannot be opened without visible damage.
- To prevent people or vehicles from crossing (something).
- To close securely to prevent leakage.
- To place in a sealed container.
- To place a notation of one's next move in a sealed envelope to be opened after an adjournment.
- To guarantee.
- To fix, as a piece of iron in a wall, with cement or plaster, etc.
- To close by means of a seal.
- To confirm or set apart as a second or additional wife.
- To tie up animals (especially cattle) in their stalls.
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 SEAL
- "Burp" the Tupperware
- Bering Sea swimmer
- Close hermetically
- Marine Land performer
- Shut tightly
- Yeats' country
- Hallmark
- Harp or elephant
- Pod member
- Barker at Sea World
More clues leading to the result SHUT
- Boarded up
- Close
- Padlocked
- Like a front door that's not letting all the cold in, do you think I'm paying to heat the entire outdoors or something?
- Fastened
- Closed
- "___ your trap!"
- Closed tightly
- Occlude
- Sealed
More clues leading to the result SEALUP
- Make hermetic
- Make airtight
- Close off, as a tomb
- Close tightly
- Shrink-wrap, e.g.
- Shrink-wrap
- Close securely
- Make watertight, maybe
- Close tight
- Make watertight