The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word CAN , but the solution may also be VESSEL which is one of the most recent solution (2020 in USA Today).
Container crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CAN | 15 % | 3 |
| CRATE | 10 % | 5 |
| BIN | 10 % | 3 |
| VAT | 9 % | 3 |
| JAR | 6 % | 3 |
| URN | 5 % | 3 |
| PAIL | 5 % | 4 |
| TIN | 4 % | 3 |
| FLASK | 4 % | 5 |
| VIAL | 3 % | 4 |
| CASE | 3 % | 4 |
| TUB | 3 % | 3 |
| VASE | 2 % | 4 |
| CASK | 2 % | 4 |
| JUG | 2 % | 3 |
| VESSEL | 2 % | 6 |
| TANK | 2 % | 4 |
| KEG | 2 % | 3 |
| DISH | 1 % | 4 |
| TUN | 1 % | 3 |
| BAG | 1 % | 3 |
| PACKAGE | 1 % | 7 |
| DEMIJOHN | 1 % | 8 |
| FRUITJAR | 1 % | 8 |
| POT | 1 % | 3 |
| BOX | 1 % | 3 |
| RELIQUARY | 1 % | 9 |
| TUBE | 1 % | 4 |
| BOTTLE | 1 % | 6 |
| MUG | 1 % | 3 |
| CARTON | 1 % | 6 |
| SACK | 1 % | 4 |
| BARREL | 1 % | 6 |
| BASKET | 1 % | 6 |
| KIT | 1 % | 3 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Container
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- reservoir
- enclosure
- containment
- containing
- contain
- storehouse
- packaging
- trailer
- package
- packing
- rack
- receptacle
Crossword Answer definitions
CAN verb- (auxiliary verb, defective) To know how to; to be able to.
- (modal auxiliary verb, defective) May; to be permitted or enabled to.
- (modal auxiliary verb, defective) To have the potential to; be possible.
- (auxiliary verb, defective) Used with verbs of perception.
- To know.
- A more or less cylindrical vessel for liquids, usually of steel or aluminium, but sometimes of plastic, and with a carrying handle over the top.
- A container used to carry and dispense water for plants (a watering can).
- A tin-plate canister, often cylindrical, for preserved foods such as fruit, meat, or fish.
- A chamber pot, now a toilet or lavatory.
- Buttocks.
- Jail or prison.
- (in the plural) Headphones.
- A drinking cup.
- A cube-shaped buoy or marker used to denote a port-side lateral mark
- A chimney pot.
- (in the plural) an E-meter used in Scientology auditing.
- To seal in a can.
- To preserve by heating and sealing in a jar or can.
- To discard, scrap or terminate (an idea, project, etc.).
- To shut up.
- To fire or dismiss an employee.
- To hole the ball.
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 CAN
- Food holder
- Lay off
- Fire
- Pantry item
- Preserve
- Dismiss
- Issue walking papers to
- Recyclable item
- Recycled item
- Soup unit
More clues leading to the result CRATE
- Jalopy, perhaps?
- Jalopy
- Orange box
- Shipping container
- Farmer's market container
- ___ & Barrel
- Orange holder
- Big box
- Box from Florida?
- Longshoreman's burden
More clues leading to the result BIN
- Place for laundry
- Place for trash
- Storage container
- Arabic "son of"
- It might collect dust
- Coal holder
- Recycling container
- Laundry recepticle
- Paper collector
- Storage space
More clues leading to the result VAT
- Big tub
- Brewery fixture
- Large container
- Wine container
- Winery sight
- Customs charge: abbr.
- Large vessel
- Tub
- Tank
- Brewery tour sight
More clues leading to the result JAR
- Preserves preserver
- Counter container
- It has a wide mouth
- Job holder?
- Shake up
- Rattle
- Vessel with a wide mouth
- Moonbeams holder of song
- Big-mouthed bottle
- Bump hard
More clues leading to the result URN
- Vessel
- Mantle piece
- Vessel in a Keats poem
- Coffee server
- Pour thing
- Subject for Keats
- Hot drink dispenser
- Flower holder
- Samovar
- Decaf container
More clues leading to the result PAIL
- Shovel's sandbox mate
- Jack and Jill's vessel
- McKinley's "....the full dinner __"
- Scuttle
- Beach toy
- Rubbish holder
- Well-placed vessel?
- It'll hold water
- Well container
- Water carrier
More clues leading to the result TIN
- Jack Haley's metal
- Start to type
- Can material
- Oscar statuette, essentially
- Solder component
- __ ear
- Canister
- Element number 50
- Sardine' s home
- Word with whistle or cup
More clues leading to the result FLASK
- Container of shots
- Lab container
- Way to hold one's liquor?
- Lab bottle
- Hooch holder
- Liquor container
- Narrow-necked container
- Brandy container
- Brandy holder
- Hip container
More clues leading to the result VIAL
- Perfumery unit
- Small bottle
- Small container
- Medicine bottle
- Small flask
- Bacteria sample container
- Bottle
- Crack pot?
- Medicine container
- Perfume holder
More clues leading to the result CASE
- Lawyer's assignment
- Soda quantity
- Basket or federal
- Perry Mason story
- Poirot's on it
- Scope out
- "You've got a __!"
- Instance
- Mason title word
- Mason's job
More clues leading to the result TUB
- Margarine container
- Clumsy craft
- Hot ___
- Soaking place
- Some like it hot
- Spread container
- Place to relax
- Where President Taft may or may not have gotten stuck
- "Hot ___ Time Machine" (film for which I was an executive producer)
- Ducky place to be?
More clues leading to the result VASE
- Bouquet holder
- Urn
- Rose holder
- Piece of stemware?
- Rose bowl?
- Side table container, maybe
- Still-life piece
- Table decoration
- Flower spot
- Florist's item
More clues leading to the result CASK
- Wine barrel
- Port container
- Ale container
- It can hold its liquor
- Amontillado container
- Amontillado holder
- Barrel
- Unit of merlot
- Brandy holder
- Poe's "The ___ of Amontillado"
More clues leading to the result JUG
- Archie's pal, for short
- Container
- It's a crock
- Vessel with a narrow mouth
- Milk purchase
- Stone liquid container
- Water carrier
- Wine container
- Moonshine container
- Slammer
More clues leading to the result VESSEL
- Ship
- Watercraft
- Titanic, for one
- Ship, for one
- Captain's craft
- Tub or tug
- Craft
- Yacht, for one
- Armada unit
- Pitcher, e.g.
More clues leading to the result TANK
- Auto necessity
- Oil container
- Weapon for Patton
- Fuel holder
- Sherman or Patton
- Tiger locale?
- WWII's Sherman, e.g.
- Fail, but good
- Gas chamber?
- "___ McNamara" (comic strip)
More clues leading to the result KEG
- Beer quantity
- Nail weight
- Frat party must
- Small barrel
- Alternative to a 30-rack of beer
- College guys often want to tap it
- About 60 liters of watery domestic, typically
- College party staple
- Source of suds
- Ale container
More clues leading to the result DISH
- Cable alternative
- Chafing or soup
- Platter
- Gossip, in slang
- Rooftop fixture
- Juicy gossip
- Satellite ___
- Chicken cacciatore, e.g.
- Antenna type
- Satellite antenna
More clues leading to the result TUN
- Whopper cask
- Wine cask
- Wine barrel
- Wine holder
- 954 liter container
- Winery cask
- Large vat
- Vintner's 252 gallons
- Cask
- Large cask
More clues leading to the result BAG
- Flexible container
- Grab __ (miscellaneous collection)
- Help a checker
- Carrier
- Clutch, e.g.
- Help out at a supermarket
- It may be checked
- Work in a grocery store
- Carry-on item
- Interest, slangily
More clues leading to the result PACKAGE
- See 61-Across
- Family Jewels
- Mailroom delivery
- Bundle
- CARE ___
- 17 Across delivery
- Kind of deal
- FedEx delivery
- Container.
- TV show put together and offered for sale.
More clues leading to the result DEMIJOHN
- Wicker-covered bottle
- Wickerwork-encased bottle
- Wicker-covered bottle.
- Large bottle.
- Container.
- Narrow-necked bottle.
- Wine holder.
- Bottle encased in wickerwork
- Large bottle
- Narrow-necked bottle
More clues leading to the result FRUITJAR
More clues leading to the result POT
- Stovetop vessel
- Kitty
- Crack or jack follower
- Black caller
- Kitchenware
- Food cooker
- Lobster trap
- Poker prize
- Stew vessel
- Baking ingredient?
More clues leading to the result BOX
- Swing in a ring
- "Monster in a ___"
- Present location?
- Emulate Hagler
- Duke it out
- Prime opera-house seating
- Cereal container
- Kite or turtle lead-in
- Spot for holders of opera glasses, often
- Moving-day burden
More clues leading to the result RELIQUARY
More clues leading to the result TUBE
- Paste container
- Couch potato's passion
- Hollow cylinder
- Telly
- Underground
- Garden hose, essentially
- Brit's subway
- Penne, e.g.
- IV part
- Teevee
More clues leading to the result BOTTLE
- Magnum, for one
- Party-game spinner
- Message carrier
- Milk container
- Repress, with "up"
- *Cola holder
- Coke collectible
- Hold in, with "up"
- Perfume holder
- Preserve, perhaps
More clues leading to the result MUG
- Root beer brand, or container
- Be a ham
- Beer-hall item
- Make silly faces
- Arrestee's face
- Make crazy faces
- Desktop decoration
- Grimace
- Hot buttered rum holder
- Tankard
More clues leading to the result CARTON
- Box
- Packaging unit
- Eggs container
- Egg container
- Milk container
- He dies in Darnay's place in "A Tale of Two Cities"
- Shipping container
- Shipping unit
- Egg box
- Milk holder
More clues leading to the result SACK
- Sad __ (inept one)
- Give the ax to
- Paper bag
- Potato holder
- Tackle the quarterback
- Ax
- Bag
- Potato purchase
- Container
- Style of loose dress
More clues leading to the result BARREL
- Container in a polka
- Cooper's product
- Wooden container
- Niagara Falls vessel
- Rain catcher, maybe
- Hogshead, e.g.
- Gun part sometimes sawed off
- Gun part
- Unit for 65 Across
- Bunghole's place
More clues leading to the result BASKET
- Hoop
- Toto's carrier
- Creel
- Red Riding Hood's burden
- Dunker's target
- Laundry holder
- Score for Kobe Bryant
- Bike attachment
- Item held by each of this puzzle's featured characters
- Picnic carry-all