The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word DINE , but the solution may also be CONSUME which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Eat crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DINE | 25 % | 4 |
| SUP | 17 % | 3 |
| HAVE | 14 % | 4 |
| DIGIN | 11 % | 5 |
| INGEST | 10 % | 6 |
| CONSUME | 4 % | 7 |
| BREAKBREAD | 4 % | 10 |
| ERODE | 3 % | 5 |
| DINEON | 2 % | 6 |
| FEEDON | 2 % | 6 |
| DOWN | 2 % | 4 |
| NOSH | 2 % | 4 |
| INCEPT | 1 % | 6 |
| HAVEABITE | 1 % | 9 |
| CORRODE | 1 % | 7 |
| PUTAWAY | 1 % | 7 |
| MESS | 1 % | 4 |
Why may DIGIN be the right solution?
The word "DIGIN" is a playful and informal way of saying "dig in," which is a common expression used to encourage someone to start eating.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Eat
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- consume
- feed
- deplete
- corrode
- exhaust
- rust
- wipe out
- run through
- eat on
- eat up
- use up
- drink
Crossword Answer definitions
DINE noun- Dinnertime
- To eat; to eat dinner or supper.
- To give a dinner to; to furnish with the chief meal; to feed.
- To dine upon; to have to eat.
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 DINE
- Have supper
- Wine's partner
- Eat in style
- Eat late
- Have a sit-down meal
- Eat well
- Eat out
- Sup
- Break bread
- Gourmandize
More clues leading to the result SUP
- Break bread
- Dine late
- Enjoy a meal
- Take the third of three squares
- Dine
- "What it do?"
- "Yo, bro"
- Have a late bite
- "Hey"
- "What's happenin'?"
More clues leading to the result HAVE
- "__ You Heard" (Duprees tune)
- Partake of
- Possess
- "____ Gun - Will Travel"
- Contain
- "What'll ya ____?" (barkeep's query)
- Own
- Experience
- "___ I told you this already?"
- "___ some!"
More clues leading to the result DIGIN
- Chow down
- Start to eat
- "Mangia!"
- "Eat up!"
- "Eat hearty!"
- "Eat! Eat!"
- Cook's exhortation
- "Let the feast begin!"
- Eat
- "Enjoy your meal!"
More clues leading to the result INGEST
More clues leading to the result CONSUME
More clues leading to the result BREAKBREAD
- Enjoy a companionable meal
- How to find Debra?
- Eat
- Dine
- Eat.
- *Have a meal
- Enjoy a meal with a companion
- Eat, or a hint to the cash synonyms hidden across each starred row
- Share a meal
- Dine together
More clues leading to the result ERODE
- Diminish
- Slowly destroy
- Wear away
- Whittle away
- Diminish gradually
- Fade gradually
- Grind down
- Rust
- Wear down
- Diminish by degrees
More clues leading to the result DINEON
- Eat
- Eat for supper (6)
- Partake of
- Enjoy, as fine food
- Make a meal of
- Eat at the main meal
- Have for supper
- Make a meal of.
- Make a feast of
- Enjoy, as a meal
More clues leading to the result FEEDON
- Make a meal of
- Be nourished by
- Eat
- Live off of
- Use for nourishment
- Get nourishment from
- Get sustenance from
- Get energy from
- Be nourished by.
- Get support from.
More clues leading to the result DOWN
- Fluffy feathers
- "Black Hawk ___" (2001 Ridley Scott movie)
- Like this answer
- See above
- Bummed
- This way
- Like this clue's answer
- The other way?
- Out partner
- Melancholy
More clues leading to the result NOSH
- Between-meal munchie
- Snack
- Grab a snack
- Slangy snack
- Eat between meals
- Nibble between meals
- Graze, perhaps
- Get rid of some ants on a log, e.g.
- Have a light lunch
- Hold oneself over, maybe
More clues leading to the result INCEPT
- Eat, old-style
- Eat
- Begin.
- Commence.
- Begin or undertake.
- Rudiment
- Become an M.A. at Cambridge
- Receive an advanced degree at Cambridge
- Receive as a member
- Receive
More clues leading to the result HAVEABITE
More clues leading to the result CORRODE
- Act like an acid
- Become rusty
- Eat away
- Have an acidic effect on
- Rust
- Destroy by chemical process
- Wear away
- Eat
- Destroy slowly
- Eat away slowly.