The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word SECRET which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 2021.
Covert crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SECRET | 47 % | 6 |
| LAIR | 21 % | 4 |
| VEILED | 5 % | 6 |
| SLY | 5 % | 3 |
| BEHINDTHESCENES | 5 % | 15 |
| UNSEEN | 5 % | 6 |
| OPS | 5 % | 3 |
| HUSHHUSH | 5 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Covert
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- concealment
- hole-and-corner
- clandestine
- cloak-and-dagger
- undercover
- on the quiet
- surreptitious
- furtive
- hugger-mugger
- under-the-table
- secret
- hush-hush
Crossword Answer definitions
SECRET noun- A piece of knowledge that is hidden and intended to be kept hidden.
- The key or principle by which something is made clear; the knack.
- Something not understood or known.
- Private seclusion.
- (in the plural) The genital organs.
- A form of steel skullcap.
- (often in the plural) Any prayer spoken inaudibly and not aloud; especially, one of the prayers in the Mass, immediately following the "orate, fratres", said inaudibly by the celebrant.
- To make or keep secret.
- To hide secretly.
- Being or kept hidden.
- Withdrawn from general intercourse or notice; in retirement or secrecy; secluded.
- Faithful to a secret; not inclined to divulge or betray confidence; secretive, separate, apart.
- Separate; distinct.
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 SECRET
- Hush-hush
- Hush-hush·
- Undisclosed
- Hidden, as eight related pieces in the grid
- Privileged info
- Like many C.S.I.S and C.I.A. files
- Diary tidbit
- Under wraps
- Confidence
- Skeleton in the closet, e.g.
More clues leading to the result LAIR
- Hideaway
- Leo's lounge
- Place for a cowardly lion?
- Retreat
- Secluded place
- Tiger's den
- Den
- Hidden place
- Hiding place
- Home to Leo
More clues leading to the result VEILED
- With face concealed
- Like some threats
- Like some brides and threats
- Cloaked in secrecy
- Not explicit
- Like many Muslim women
- Like some brides
- How Salome appears before her dance.
- Hidden.
- Disguised.
More clues leading to the result SLY
- Crafty
- Clever like Stallone?
- Cunning
- Like a fox
- Underhanded
- Clever like a fox
- Leader of the Family Stone
- Sneaky
- Stallone sobriquet
- Stallone, in the tabloids
More clues leading to the result BEHINDTHESCENES
- Out of sight
- Out of public view
- Where many strings are pulled
- Backstage
- Secretly
- Look __ (research thoroughly)
- In secret.
- Covert
- Place for shenanigans
- In private
More clues leading to the result UNSEEN
- Like ninjas in the shadows
- Sight __
- Not spotted
- Hidden
- Like Carlton the doorman on "Rhoda"
- Like Maris Crane on "Frasier"
- Not noticed
- Secreted
- Like the invisible man
- Invisible
More clues leading to the result OPS
- Photo ___
- Photo __ (camera sessions)
- Photo-___
- Saturn's spouse
- Special ___
- Special ___ (super-secret military unit)
- Stat considered more useful than batting average
- Word after special or photo
- Wife of Saturn
- "Black" 1-Across doings