The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word BANAL , but the solution may also be AVERAGE which is one of the most recent solution (2025 in LA Times).
Commonplace crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| BANAL | 27 % | 5 |
| USUAL | 21 % | 5 |
| TRITE | 14 % | 5 |
| STALE | 6 % | 5 |
| EVERYDAY | 4 % | 8 |
| NORMAL | 3 % | 6 |
| PROSY | 3 % | 5 |
| OLDHAT | 3 % | 6 |
| GARDENVARIETY | 2 % | 13 |
| PROSAIC | 2 % | 7 |
| ADIMEADOZEN | 2 % | 11 |
| ROUTINE | 2 % | 7 |
| DIMEADOZEN | 2 % | 10 |
| MATTEROFFACT | 1 % | 12 |
| AVERAGE | 1 % | 7 |
| NOTRARE | 1 % | 7 |
| UNEXCEPTIONAL | 1 % | 13 |
| WELLWORN | 1 % | 8 |
| HOMELY | 1 % | 6 |
| LOWLY | 1 % | 5 |
| BREADANDBUTTER | 1 % | 14 |
| PROSAICAL | 1 % | 9 |
| PEDESTRIAN | 1 % | 10 |
| HUMDRUM | 1 % | 7 |
| PLEBEIAN | 1 % | 8 |
| ORDINARY | 1 % | 8 |
| BROMIDIC | 1 % | 8 |
Why may LOWLY be the right solution?
The answer "LOWLY" is the right solution for the clue "Commonplace" because it means something that is ordinary, humble, or not remarkable.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Commonplace
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- prosaic
- cliche
- banality
- hackneyed
- trite
- platitude
- banal
- trivial
- unglamorous
- humdrum
- unglamourous
- unoriginal
Crossword Answer definitions
BANAL adjective- Common in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh.
- (history) Relating to a type of feudal jurisdiction or service.
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 BANAL
- Corny
- Trite
- Hackneyed
- Unoriginal
- Commonplace
- Extremely hokey
- Not the least bit fresh
- Insipid
- Like an old saw
- Unstimulating
More clues leading to the result USUAL
- Frequent
- Run-of-the-mill
- "Round up the _____ suspects!"
- Expected
- Same-old same-old
- Same old, same old
- "Round up the ___ suspects"
- Customary
- Same as always
- Same old
More clues leading to the result TRITE
- Hackneyed
- Unoriginal
- Overdone
- Uninspired
- Like cliches
- Overused
- Like hackneyed writing
- Stale
- Far from fresh
- Worn out by use
More clues leading to the result STALE
- Like some jokes
- Old hat
- Best bread for stuffing
- Like an old joke
- Old and worn
- Like old bread
- Dried out
- Like jokes that kids enjoy, often
- Tired
- Banal
More clues leading to the result EVERYDAY
More clues leading to the result NORMAL
- Usual
- Not unusual
- Completely run-of-the-mill
- Part of "snafu"
- 20-20
- 98.6
- Ordinary
- Conventional
- Typical
- Hardly pushing the envelope
More clues leading to the result PROSY
- Matter-of-fact
- Lacking wit
- Matter-of-fact, as text
- Lacking imagination
- Unpoetic
- Commonplace
- Like plain writing
- Hardly poetic
- Tedious
- Dull and boring
More clues leading to the result OLDHAT
- No longer cool
- Dated
- Been there, done that
- Passe
- Trite
- Commonplace
- No longer interesting
- Nothing new
- Outmoded
- Outdated
More clues leading to the result GARDENVARIETY
- Average
- Commonplace
- Commonplace, and what the start of 17-, 24-, 51- or 60-Across is
- Ordinary
- Commonplace.
- Ordinary ... or what the beginning of the answer to each starred clue is?
More clues leading to the result PROSAIC
- Unimaginative
- Everyday
- Run-of-the-mill
- Matter-of-fact
- Ordinary
- Pedestrian
- Boring
- Humdrum
- Commonplace
- Humdrum.
More clues leading to the result ADIMEADOZEN
- Cheap
- Run-of-the-mill
- Commonplace
- Common
- Hardly remarkable
- Nothing special
- All too easy to find
- Cheap.
- Common and cheap
- Far from scarce
More clues leading to the result ROUTINE
- Rut
- "Who's On First?," notably
- Commonplace
- Ordinary
- It's nothing new
- Everyday procedure
- Stand-up performance
- *Dive, surface, dive, surface, etc.?
- Dancer's program
- Stage bit
More clues leading to the result DIMEADOZEN
- Available everywhere
- Plentiful and cheap
- Readily available
- Garden-variety
- Unremarkable
- Cheap
- A ___ (cheap): Colloq.
- Commonplace
- Common
- Glutted market price?
More clues leading to the result MATTEROFFACT
More clues leading to the result AVERAGE
- No great shakes
- Mediocre
- A dime a dozen
- C
- Mean relative?
- Run-of-the-mill
- At C level?
- Not outstanding
- Normal
- Middle of the road
More clues leading to the result NOTRARE
More clues leading to the result UNEXCEPTIONAL
More clues leading to the result WELLWORN
More clues leading to the result HOMELY
- Not very attractive
- Far from handsome
- Hardly handsome
- Plain
- Unpretentious
- On the plain side.
- Commonplace.
- Unpretentious.
- Unlikely to be Miss America
- Far from beautiful
More clues leading to the result LOWLY
- Humble
- Base
- Like Richard Scarry's worm
- Unpretentious
- "Life Among the __" (Stowe subtitle)
- Baseborn
- Menial
- On bended knee.
- Humble.
- Prideless.
More clues leading to the result BREADANDBUTTER
- Primary source of income
- Pertaining to basic needs
- Kind of pickle
- Basic side dish
- Primary source of income ... and words that can precede the two parts, respectively, of the answers to starred clues
- Livelihood
- Commonplace.
- Livelihood.
- Livelihood: Colloq.
- Basic
More clues leading to the result PROSAICAL
More clues leading to the result PEDESTRIAN
More clues leading to the result HUMDRUM
- Dull
- Like Walter Mitty's real life
- Boring
- Dull as dishwater
- Commonplace.
- Monotonous.
- Dull.
- Tedious.
- Dreary
- Prosaic
More clues leading to the result PLEBEIAN
More clues leading to the result ORDINARY
- Run-of-the-mill
- Commonplace
- Prosaic
- Early bicycle with one large wheel and one small wheel.
- Run-of-the-mill.
- So-so.
- Unprepossessing
- Usual
- "___ People," 1980 Oscar winner
- Not worthy of comment