The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word IVE , but the solution may also be ITS which is one of the most recent solution (2015 in Universal uClick).
Common contraction crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
---|---|---|
IVE | 20 % | 3 |
ARENT | 19 % | 5 |
ISNT | 16 % | 4 |
ITS | 6 % | 3 |
TIS | 5 % | 3 |
HED | 4 % | 3 |
DONT | 4 % | 4 |
DIDNT | 4 % | 5 |
HADNT | 2 % | 5 |
THEYLL | 2 % | 6 |
DOESNT | 2 % | 6 |
WASNT | 2 % | 5 |
AINT | 2 % | 4 |
ARNT | 1 % | 4 |
WEVE | 1 % | 4 |
WERENT | 1 % | 6 |
SPASM | 1 % | 5 |
THATS | 1 % | 5 |
CANT | 1 % | 4 |
THEYD | 1 % | 5 |
ILL | 1 % | 3 |
YOUD | 1 % | 4 |
HASNT | 1 % | 5 |
ITD | 1 % | 3 |
THEYRE | 1 % | 6 |
ITLL | 1 % | 4 |
THERES | 1 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Common contraction
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- ain't
- can't
- don't
- gonna
- won't
- never
- must not
- need not
- shut up
- never again
- never ever
- neva
Crossword Answer definitions
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 IVE
- "__ Got a Secret"
- "__ been had!"
- "___ Got A Secret"
- "____ Got a Secret" (old game show)
- "Now __ seen it all!"
- Secret ending
- "___ been had!"
- "___ made a huge mistake"
- "___ run the numbers on this, and ..."
- "___ said it before ..."
More clues leading to the result ARENT
- Don't exist
- "You __ kidding!"
- Ain't right?
- "____ we all!"
- Wasn't's cousin
- ___ we devils?
- "___ you clever!"
- Ain't for English teachers
- "Why ___ you married yet?"
- "You ___ kidding!"
More clues leading to the result ISNT
- "If This ___ Love"
- "It __ Right" (Platters song)
- "__ She Lovely"
- "___ It Romantic?"
- "____ It Romantic?"
- Ain't correct?
- No longer exists
- Ain't the right way?
- "___ She Lovely?" (Wonder song)
- Ain't right?
More clues leading to the result ITS
- "__ Not Unusual"
- "__ about time!"
- "___ your life."
- "____ a grand night for ..."
- Adjective often given unneeded apostrophe
- Tag pursuers
- W. C. Fields film "___ a Gift"
- "____ only me!"
- "_____ a girl!"
- Part of FWIW
More clues leading to the result TIS
- "__ the season ..."
- "___ the season..."
- Coleridge's contraction
- Poet's contraction
- "___ in my memory lock'd": Ophelia
- Frank McCourt title
- "___ the season to be ..."
- Frank McCourt memoir
- Poetic contraction
- "Aye"
More clues leading to the result HED
- "If I had a son, ___ look like Trayvon"
- "___ let us in, knows where we've been" (Beatles lyric)
- "___ like to come and meet us" ("Starman" lyrics)
- "And then __ row..."
- "___ make a lovely corpse" (Dickens)
- "I wish, I wish ___ stay away": "Antigonish"
- "I Guess ___ Rather Be in Colorado" (John Denver song)
- "___ give you the shirt off his back"
- "If only ___ listened to me!"
- "If only ___ listened!"
More clues leading to the result DONT
- No-no word
- Parent's warning
- Prohibition
- "Dead Men ___ Wear Plaid"
- "___ Go Near the Water"
- Negative order
- Quit it!
- Terse warning
- "___ Worry, Be Happy"
- Word of warning
More clues leading to the result DIDNT
- Common contraction
- Denier's contraction
- Failed to
- "___ you know?"
- "I ___ Know What Time It Was"
- Neglected to
- "If I ___ Love You" (Squeeze song)
- Opted against
- "They ____ believe me ..."
- "They ___ Believe Me": Kern
More clues leading to the result HADNT
- "In case you ___ noticed..."
- Lacked, briefly
- Lacked
- "If I ___ ..." (ruer's words)
- "I wish I ___ said that"
- "___ you better be going?"
- "I wish I ___ seen that"
- "I wish I __ seen that"
- "I __ noticed"
- "I __ thought of that"
More clues leading to the result THEYLL
- If we won't, ___ do it
- "___ never know!"
- "___ never know what hit 'em!"
- Emmylou Harris' "___ Never Take His Love From Me"
- "___ Do It Every Time" (Jimmy Hatlo comic strip that ran from 1929 to 2008)
- "Perhaps __ listen now": "Vincent" song lyric
- "__ Do It Every Time," longtime comic strip
- "__ never know what hit 'em!"
- "__ be sorry!"
- "___ Do It Every Time" (comics page panel)
More clues leading to the result DOESNT
- "It __ Matter Anymore"
- Fails to
- Refuses to
- "Alice ___ Live Here Anymore"
- "Crime ___ pay"
- "Who ___?"
- "___ Mean Anything" (Alicia Keys song)
- "It ___ make sense!"
- "That __ make sense"
- "It __ matter"
More clues leading to the result WASNT
- Didn't exist
- Never existed
- "Now __ that a dainty dish..."
- Failed to be
- "___ That a Time" (Weavers song)
- "Rome ___ built in a day"
- "It ___ All Velvet" (Mel Tormé autobiography)
- "It ___ me!" (brat's outburst)
- Never happened
- "It ___ meant to be"
More clues leading to the result AINT
- "__ Misbehavin' "
- "__ That A Shame?"
- "__ Too Proud to Beg"
- Non-standard contraction
- "___ Misbehavin'"
- "___ She Sweet"
- "___ that a bitch?"
- Bugs Bunny line: "__ I a stinker?"
- "And that ___ hay!"
- Isn't wrong?
More clues leading to the result ARNT
More clues leading to the result WEVE
- "__ Only Just Begun"
- "__ Only Just Begun..."
- "What ___ got here is failure to communicate"
- "___ all been there"
- "___ Only Just Begun"
- ..."__ Got Tonite"
- "___ Only Just Begun" (Carpenters hit of 1970)
- "___ Got Tonite" (Bob Seger hit)
- Kenny Loggins and Sheena Easton duet "___ Got Tonite"
- "___ Only Just Begun" (Carpenters hit)
More clues leading to the result WERENT
- "You ___ kidding!"
- Failed to be
- "As if that ___ enough..."
- "If it ____ for
- Didn't exist
- "If it __ for ..."
- Never existed
- "__ we the lucky ones!"
- Did not exist
- Most dry
More clues leading to the result SPASM
- Burst of emotion
- Crick in the neck, e.g.
- Involuntary contraction
- Leg cramp
- Leg cramp, e.g.
- Sudden contraction
- Big jerk
- Outburst
- Throe
- Twitch
More clues leading to the result THATS
- "__ Entertainment!"
- "____ Amore"
- "_____ Amore!"
- "___ racist!"
- With 54-Down, "How pathetic"
- __ Entertainment
- "__ All" (Genesis)
- "__ all, folks!"
- "__ all she wrote"
- "__ Amore"
More clues leading to the result CANT
- Defeatist's word
- Isn't capable of
- Argot
- Patois
- Slanting surface
- Slope
- Tilted position
- "This __ be!"
- Lean to one side
- "You ___ fight city hall"
More clues leading to the result THEYD
- "____ Never Believe Us" (Climax Blues Band)
- "If voting changed anything, ___ make it illegal"
- "__ never believe me!"
- "__ never believe me . . ."
- "I thought _____ never leave!"
- "I thought ____ never leave!"
- Common contraction
- "_____ never believe this back home"
- "I thought ___ never leave!"
- "___ never believe this back home"
More clues leading to the result ILL
- "__ Never Smile Again"
- Laid up
- Out of sorts
- Under the weather
- Feeling poorly
- Not healthy
- Not well
- Sick
- Ailing
- Hardly healthy
More clues leading to the result YOUD
- "___ be surprised"
- "___ better watch out..."
- "__ be surprised"
- "__ Be Surprised": Berlin tune
- "__ better not"
- "__ be amazed"
- "I wish __ told me"
- "__ Be Surprised" (Berlin tune)
- "__ better believe it!"
- "___ better believe it!"
More clues leading to the result HASNT
- Does not possess
- Lacks
- Owns a more robust Windows operating system
- Negative contraction
- Is lacking
- Ain't got
- ___ a clue (doesn't know)
- ___ a clue (is at sea)
- Could use, probably
- "___ he grown!"
More clues leading to the result ITD
- "___ be my pleasure"
- "Such a fine Jenga tower; ___ be a shame if someone were to ... ACHOO!"
- "___ be an honor!"
- "___ be my pleasure!"
- "___ be nice"
- Verbal contraction
- "__ be an honor"
- "__ be a pleasure"
- "__ be a pleasure!"
- "__ make no difference"
More clues leading to the result THEYRE
- "___ Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!" (Napoleon XIV hit)
- "Yes, ___ real"
- "___ here!"
- "__ coming to take me away!"
- "And ___ off!"
- "___ Playing Our Song" (Marvin Hamlisch musical)
- "___ here!" ("Poltergeist" catchphrase)
- "___ Playing Our Song"
- "And ___ off!" (racetrack announcement)
- "___ Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!"
More clues leading to the result ITLL
- "__ never work!"
- "__ do for now"
- "____ never fly!"
- "___ never fly!"
- "___ be okay"
- "__ have to do"
- "__ never work"
- "Not great, but __ do"
- "__ be a pleasure"
- "___ do you good!"