The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word PRE which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1975.
Common prefix crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PRE | 44 % | 3 |
| NON | 23 % | 3 |
| MIS | 9 % | 3 |
| COEN | 5 % | 4 |
| SELF | 5 % | 4 |
| PRO | 5 % | 3 |
| SEMI | 2 % | 4 |
| DIS | 2 % | 3 |
| UNI | 2 % | 3 |
| TRANS | 2 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Common prefix
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- dis
- pro
- self
- semi
- euro
- interred
- fore
- root
- co-
- com
- homo
- norm
Crossword Answer definitions
PRE preposition- Before (something significant).
- Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate.
- To precum, to pre-ejaculate.
- A preparty.
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 PRE
- Amble start
- Judicial start?
- Historic introduction?
- Historic starter
- Law or school lead-in
- Post opposite
- Post's opposite
- __-op
- Prefix for vent or sent
- Season lead-in
More clues leading to the result NON
- Persona-grata link
- Skid or stop starter
- Smoking alternative?
- Stop beginner
- French for no
- ____ sequitur
- Sequitur starter
- Smoking or ___?
- "Smoking or ___"
- Negating prefix
More clues leading to the result MIS
- Prefix meaning "wrong"
- Start to count?
- Wrong start?
- Wrong: Pref.
- Wrong (prefix)
- Grafton's ___ for Malice
- Res' scale neighbors
- "___ for the million..."
- Grafton's "__ for Malice"
- Fas' neighbors
More clues leading to the result COEN
- "Fargo" director Joel
- Either of two brothers who share four Academy Awards
- Fraternal film name
- Filmmaker Joel or Ethan
- "Inside Llewyn Davis" director
- "The Big Lebowski" director
- Either "True Grit" director
- Last name of the brothers who made 55-Across
- Brotherly name in film
- Ethan or Joel of movies
More clues leading to the result SELF
- Kind of control
- Magazine debuting in 1978
- A person's nature
- Magazine launched in 1978
- Starter for starter
- The ego
- ___ starter
- Ego
- Solipsist's preoccupation
- Subject of many a modern photograph
More clues leading to the result PRO
- Expert
- NBA player
- PGA member
- Tour leader?
- __ forma
- ____ forma
- Indian, Redskin or Chief
- Money player
- Whiz
- Whiz-bang
More clues leading to the result SEMI
- Final preceder
- Highway hauler
- Interstate sight
- Rig
- Tractor-trailer
- 18-wheeler
- Big rig
- Circular opening?
- Final intro?
- 16-wheeler
More clues leading to the result DIS
- Belittle, in slang
- Put down, modern-style
- Treat without respect
- Trash
- Treat without respect, slangily
- Drive filler
- Bad-mouth, in the 'hood
- Put down, in the 'hood
- Insult at the center of this puzzle's long answers
- Bad-mouth
More clues leading to the result UNI
- Cycle starter
- Cycle starter?
- Verse heading
- Cycle or form intro
- Lateral or form lead-in
- Lateral start
- Prefix with corn or verse
- Corn or cycle start
- Singular beginning
- Verse beginning?