The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word REIN , but the solution may also be OWN which is one of the most recent solution (2020 in LA Times).
Control crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| REIN | 37 % | 4 |
| RULE | 9 % | 4 |
| STEER | 6 % | 5 |
| OWN | 6 % | 3 |
| REININ | 4 % | 6 |
| REGULATE | 4 % | 8 |
| STRICTURE | 3 % | 9 |
| MASTERY | 3 % | 7 |
| WIELD | 3 % | 5 |
| REINS | 3 % | 5 |
| LEASH | 2 % | 5 |
| CURB | 2 % | 4 |
| DOMINATE | 2 % | 8 |
| MANAGE | 2 % | 6 |
| POLICE | 2 % | 6 |
| TAME | 2 % | 4 |
| SWAY | 1 % | 4 |
| SELF | 1 % | 4 |
| GRASP | 1 % | 5 |
| DIAL | 1 % | 4 |
| HANDONTHEREIN | 1 % | 13 |
| OPERATE | 1 % | 7 |
| POWER | 1 % | 5 |
| HAND | 1 % | 4 |
| DIRECT | 1 % | 6 |
| DOMINANCE | 1 % | 9 |
| HARNESS | 1 % | 7 |
| OBSESS | 1 % | 6 |
| DISPOSAL | 1 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Control
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- operate
- command
- ascendancy
- dominance
- mastery
- controller
- ascertain
- see to it
- see
- ensure
- verify
- master
Crossword Answer definitions
REIN noun- A strap or rope attached to a bridle or bit, used to control a horse, animal or young child.
- An instrument or means of curbing, restraining, or governing.
- To direct or stop a horse by using reins.
- To restrain; to control; to check.
- To obey directions given with the reins.
- (chiefly in plural) A kidney.
- The inward impulses; the affections and passions, formerly supposed to be located in the area of the kidneys.
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 REIN
- Cayuse control
- Harness attachment
- Hold back
- Check
- Horse control
- Sometimes it's tight
- Bridle
- Control
- Harness piece
- It will hold your horses
More clues leading to the result RULE
- It may be golden
- Gag followup?
- Golden thing
- Govern
- Lay down the law
- Preside over
- Be super freaking awesome
- Golden ___
- "Don't ask, don't tell," e.g.
- Dominate
More clues leading to the result STEER
- Beef on the hoof
- Cattle ranch critter
- It may have a brand name
- Take the helm
- Range rover?
- Direct
- Direct, as a car
- Guide the ride
- Navigate
- Influence
More clues leading to the result OWN
- "A League of Their ____"
- "My __ Private Idaho"
- Have in hand
- Fess up
- Have title to
- __ up (confess)
- Hold the deed to
- "A League of Their __"
- Has the deed to
- Dominate, as it were
More clues leading to the result REININ
- Check, as a horse
- Pull, as a horse
- Put a lid on
- Bring under control
- Keep under control
- Control
- Get under control
- Curb, as spending
- Curb, as a runaway horse
- Restrain
More clues leading to the result REGULATE
- Put restrictions on
- Heed a playlist entry from Warren G and Nate Dogg
- Control, as temperature
- Adjust, as a thermostat
- Govern.
- Control.
- Methodize.
- Adjust.
- Adjust
- Control
More clues leading to the result STRICTURE
More clues leading to the result MASTERY
- Dominance
- Expert know-how
- Domination
- Total control
- Expertise
- Strong grasp
- Ascendancy.
- Skill.
- The upper hand.
- Control.
More clues leading to the result WIELD
- Exercise authority
- Handle skillfully
- Swing, as a sword
- Throw around, as a sword
- Use, as power
- Brandish
- Handle with skill
- Exert, as power
- Bring to bear
- Brandish, as a sword
More clues leading to the result REINS
- Holds back
- Jockey's grip
- Checks
- Jockey's handful
- Cowboy's controls
- Means of control
- Retards
- Sleigh-driver's controls
- They may run down the neck
- Checkers for dobbins
More clues leading to the result LEASH
- Fido's restraint
- Pet-shop purchase
- Cur's curb
- It keeps Fido in check
- Man and his best friend connector?
- Restraint
- Cur curber
- String on a toy
- Dog control
- Tether
More clues leading to the result CURB
- Gutter part
- Parking place
- Stop
- Rein in
- Street edging
- Restrain
- Put limits on
- Block boundary
- Parking meter's location
- Inhibit
More clues leading to the result DOMINATE
- Control
- Overshadow
- Exercise control over
- Reign over
- Exercise control.
- Tower over.
- Control.
- Tower over (other things).
- Rule by superior power.
- Rule.
More clues leading to the result MANAGE
- Control the use
- Operate
- Run a squad
- Get by
- Supervise
- Run
- Oversee
- Lead from the dugout
- Do a baseball job
- Run a team
More clues leading to the result POLICE
- Fuzz
- Chase scene party, often
- Part of R.C.M.P.
- Part of O.P.P.
- Gun-toting group
- Men and women in blue
- Cops
- Sting's band, with "The"
- Law enforcers
- Part of MP
More clues leading to the result TAME
- Like a house pet
- Subdue
- Domesticated
- Unresisting
- Do some circus work
- Docile
- Break
- Unlikely to bite
- Make the wild mild
- G-rated
More clues leading to the result SWAY
- Teeter totter
- Influence one's decision
- Rock back and forth
- Influence
- Convince
- Move in the breeze
- Rock
- Bring around
- Win over
- Move to the music
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 GRASP
- Catch on
- Comprehend
- Comprehension
- Get it
- Understanding
- Catch on to
- Clutch
- Get the meaning of
- Understand
- Get a hold of
More clues leading to the result DIAL
- Obsolete phone verb
- "___ M For Murder"
- Call up, the old way
- Early phone feature
- Knob
- Old telephone part
- Tuner knob
- Obsolescent phone part
- Old phone feature
- Push-button predecessor
More clues leading to the result HANDONTHEREIN
More clues leading to the result OPERATE
- Conduct business
- Run
- Cut to the bone, say
- Fix an organ, maybe
- Get under someone's skin, perhaps?
- Work
- Drive or work
- Manage
- Make work
- Do surgery
More clues leading to the result POWER
- Force
- Might
- Wire service?
- Influence
- Useful button to try when dealing with a malfunctioning machine
- Strength
- Switch-hitter's delivery?
- Watts happening?
- Word with trip or strip
- Plant output
More clues leading to the result HAND
- Worker
- Follows back and fore
- Kind of organ or brake
- Precedes over and out
- Round of applause
- Straight flush, e.g.
- Helper's loan
- Held cards
- Horse height unit
- Card catalog?
More clues leading to the result DIRECT
- Call the shots
- In a straight line
- Set the scene?
- Straightforward
- Taking no detours
- Sans stopovers
- Follow in Fellini's footsteps
- Not beating around the bush
- Person-to-person
- Without stops or detours
More clues leading to the result DOMINANCE
More clues leading to the result HARNESS
- Horse holder
- Draft horse gear
- Bring under control
- Get ready to use
- In ___: working
- Tack room gear
- Equestrian equipment
- Parachute attachment
- Racehorse's gear
- Draft animal attachment
More clues leading to the result OBSESS
- Focus on one topic
- Preoccupy one's thoughts
- Be unable to let something go
- Fixate
- Be too single-minded
- Dwell (upon)
- Preoccupy
- Become preoccupied
- Go gaga (over)
- Fixate (on)