The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word SENSES which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2020.
Detects crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SENSES | 42 % | 6 |
| SPOTS | 26 % | 5 |
| ESPIES | 16 % | 6 |
| SMELLS | 5 % | 6 |
| SCENTS | 5 % | 6 |
| MAKESOUT | 5 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Detects
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- discover
- observe
- notice
- find
- defects
- detection
- determines
- discloses
- discovers
- encounters
- finds
- identifies
Crossword Answer definitions
SENSES noun- Any of the manners by which living beings perceive the physical world: for humans sight, smell, hearing, touch, taste.
- Perception through the intellect; apprehension; awareness.
- Sound practical or moral judgment.
- The meaning, reason, or value of something.
- A natural appreciation or ability.
- The way that a referent is presented.
- A single conventional use of a word; one of the entries for a word in a dictionary.
- One of two opposite directions in which a vector (especially of motion) may point. See also polarity.
- One of two opposite directions of rotation, clockwise versus anti-clockwise.
- Referring to the strand of a nucleic acid that directly specifies the product.
- To use biological senses: to either see, hear, smell, taste, or feel.
- To instinctively be aware.
- To comprehend.
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 SENSES
- Has a gut feeling
- Hearing and tasting
- Picks up on
- Corporeal quintet
- Biological quintet
- They may be heightened
- Detects
- Just knows
- Intuits
- Quintet important to empiricists
More clues leading to the result SPOTS
- Tea units, to the Brits
- Can be on a dog
- Dalmatian feature
- Parking places
- Catches sight of
- Picks out
- Sees
- Leopard's markings
- Leopard's coat characteristic
- Dalmatian's array
More clues leading to the result ESPIES
- Catches sight of
- Picks out
- Spots
- Gets a glimpse of
- Glimpses
- Makes out
- Detects
- Uses binoculars, say
- Gets a gander at
- Discovers unexpectedly.
More clues leading to the result SMELLS
- Bouquets
- Gets a whiff of
- Appears suspicious
- Notices in the kitchen?
- Is suspicious
- Senses, as trouble
- Seems suspicious
- Requires Febreze, maybe
- Kitchen lures
- Kitchen emanations
More clues leading to the result SCENTS
- Aromas
- Perfumes
- Bloodhound trails
- Sephora emanations
- Aromatherapy cures?
- Hounds' clues
- Bloodhound's clues
- Fragrances
- Flower shop emanations
- Sachet emanations