The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word HEART , but the solution may also be ESSENCE which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in New York Times).
Core crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| HEART | 25 % | 5 |
| PITH | 21 % | 4 |
| ESSENCE | 16 % | 7 |
| MIDST | 7 % | 5 |
| HUB | 6 % | 3 |
| NUB | 6 % | 3 |
| CENTER | 3 % | 6 |
| KERNEL | 3 % | 6 |
| CRUX | 3 % | 4 |
| GIST | 3 % | 4 |
| ROOT | 2 % | 4 |
| NUT | 1 % | 3 |
| NUCLEUS | 1 % | 7 |
| MIDDLE | 1 % | 6 |
| DEPTHS | 1 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Core
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- pith
- meat
- nub
- marrow
- heart
- nucleus
- burden
- center
- inwardness
- substance
- essence
- nitty-gritty
Crossword Answer definitions
HEART noun- A muscular organ that pumps blood through the body, traditionally thought to be the seat of emotion.
- Emotions, kindness, moral effort, or spirit in general.
- The seat of the affections or sensibilities, collectively or separately, as love, hate, joy, grief, courage, etc.; rarely, the seat of the understanding or will; usually in a good sense; personality.
- Courage; courageous purpose; spirit.
- Vigorous and efficient activity; power of fertile production; condition of the soil, whether good or bad.
- A term of affectionate or kindly and familiar address.
- Personality, disposition.
- A wight or being.
- A conventional shape or symbol used to represent the heart, love, or emotion: ♥ or sometimes <3.
- A playing card of the suit hearts featuring one or more heart-shaped symbols.
- The twenty-fourth Lenormand card.
- The centre, essence, or core.
- To be fond of. Often bracketed or abbreviated with a heart symbol.
- To give heart to; to hearten; to encourage.
- To fill an interior with rubble, as a wall or a breakwater.
- To form a dense cluster of leaves, a heart, especially of lettuce or cabbage.
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 HEART
- Innermost part
- Artichoke morsel
- Ticker
- "Crazy on You" band
- What "you gotta have"
- Blood's starting place
- Character
- Chest thumper?
- Classic tattoo
- Intrepidity
More clues leading to the result PITH
- Central part
- Essence
- Kind of helmet
- Brevity
- Core
- Heart of the matter
- Essence or core
- Importance
- Safari helmet material
- Essential part
More clues leading to the result ESSENCE
- Magazine whose 2013 cover models have included Janelle Monáe and Serena Williams
- Crux
- Gist
- Main point
- Gist or quiddity
- Kernel
- Nitty-gritty
- Intrinsic nature
- Heart and soul
- Perfume
More clues leading to the result MIDST
More clues leading to the result HUB
- Axle end
- Focal point
- Central computer
- Ethernet ___
- Boston
- Boston nickname
- Boston sobriquet
- Where radii meet
- Center
- Axle attachment
More clues leading to the result NUB
- Gist
- Broken crayon, perhaps
- Heart
- Pencil box bit
- Very-much-used pencil
- Oversharpened pencil?
- Well-worn pencil
- Essence
- Essential point
- Short piece of pencil
More clues leading to the result CENTER
- You'll find it at the midpoint
- Shaq, for one
- Hoops position
- Offensive linesman
- Toyota ___
- Abdul-Jabbar, e.g.
- Jump-ball participant
- Court giant
- Unseen part of a bonbon
- Position Bill Russell played for the Celtics
More clues leading to the result KERNEL
- Corn piece
- Corn cob member
- Nub
- Nitty-gritty
- Corn unit
- Corny bit
- Corny bit?
- Whole seed grain
- Bit of corn
- Ear piece?
More clues leading to the result CRUX
- Gist
- Pivotal point
- Heart
- Basic story
- Point
- Heart of the matter
- Nitty-gritty
- Nub
- Decisive stage
- Central feature
More clues leading to the result GIST
- Essence
- Heart of the matter
- Basic idea
- Basic picture
- Nuts and bolts
- Main point
- Nub
- Heart
- Central meaning
- Nitty-gritty
More clues leading to the result ROOT
- Cheer for
- Cheer on the home team
- Kind of canal
- Pull for
- Radish, e.g.
- Dentist's canal?
- Take hold
- Cheer
- Origin
- Source
More clues leading to the result NUT
- Bread or butter ender
- Cashew
- Off-the-wall guy
- Screwball
- Brazil or pecan
- Chest or dough finisher
- Hazel, for one
- Flake
- Litchi or flake
- Macadamia, for one
More clues leading to the result NUCLEUS
More clues leading to the result MIDDLE
- ___ America
- With 56-Down, what the starred entries lost part of
- Innerspace?
- Central
- Beltline area
- Monkey's place?
- Core
- See 4-Across
- Waistline
- Center