The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word LEAST which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2009.
Closest to nil crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LEAST | 100 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Closest to nil
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- least
- immediate
- lowest
- most
- next
- pan
- proximate
- boom
- bottom
- center
- face
- inside
Crossword Answer definitions
LEAST noun- Something of the smallest possible extent; an indivisible unit.
- Used for forming superlatives of adjectives, especially those that do not form the superlative by adding -est.
- In the smallest or lowest degree; in a degree below all others.
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