The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word TACT which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2025.
Delicacy crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TACT | 67 % | 4 |
| TREAT | 12 % | 5 |
| FINESSE | 6 % | 7 |
| ROE | 6 % | 3 |
| TIDBIT | 3 % | 6 |
| SENSITIVENATURE | 3 % | 15 |
| SWEETMEAT | 3 % | 9 |
Why may TACT be the right solution?
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Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Delicacy
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- daintiness
- dainty
- kickshaw
- fineness
- finesse
- slightness
- discreetness
- discretion
- fragility
- treat
- diplomacy
- airiness
Crossword Answer definitions
TACT noun- The sense of touch; feeling.
- The stroke in beating time.
- Sensitive mental touch; special skill or faculty; keen perception or discernment; ready power of appreciating and doing what is required by circumstances; the ability to say the right thing.
- A verbal operant which is controlled by a nonverbal stimulus (such as an object, event, or property of an object) and is maintained by nonspecific social reinforcement (praise).
- To use a tact (a kind of verbal operant; see noun sense).
- A maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some end.
- A maneuver used against an enemy.
- A sequence of moves that limits the opponent's options and results in an immediate and tangible advantage, typically in the form of material.
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 TACT
- Diplomacy
- Diplomat's asset
- Diplomat's trait
- Diplomat's forte
- Savoir-faire
- Attack ad's lack
- Discretion
- Diplomat's gift
- Boor's lack
- Sensitivity
More clues leading to the result TREAT
- Doctor
- After school offering
- Goodie
- Reward for a trick
- Take out
- Buy the next round, e.g.
- Pay for
- Pick up the tab
- Small pleasure
- Rugelach or babka, e.g.
More clues leading to the result FINESSE
- Skillfully maneuver
- Skill and grace
- Tactful handling
- Bridge ploy
- Maneuver adroitly
- Savoir-faire
- Subtlety
- Skillful maneuver
- Smooth skill
- Skillful maneuvering
More clues leading to the result ROE
- Caviar
- Ebbets Field's Preacher
- Egg mass
- Future fish
- Small deer
- Fish eggs
- Shad to be
- Caviar source
- Eggs
- Wade adversary
More clues leading to the result TIDBIT
- Morsel
- Gossip-page line
- Juicy morsel
- Item of gossip
- Tabloid morsel
- Choice morsel
- Yummy morsel
- Yummy nugget
- Piece of information
- Gossip column fodder