Answer to "Economical" crossword clue

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word LEAN which also is the latest solution we found used in Newsday in 2014.

Economical crossword clue answers

Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.

Answer	Likelyness	Letters
LEAN	53 %	4
SPARING	13 %	7
LOWCOST	7 %	7
THRIFTY	7 %	7
LOWPRICED	7 %	9
SAVING	7 %	6
SPARESOME	7 %	9

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Economical

These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.

• sparing
• thrifty
• frugal
• stinting
• efficient
• scotch
• economic
• parsimonious
• inexpensive
• low-priced
• low-cost
• cost-effective

Crossword Answer definitions

LEAN noun

1. (of an object taller than its width and depth) An inclination away from the vertical.

LEAN verb

1. To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating.
2. To incline in opinion or desire; to conform in conduct; often with to, toward, etc.
3. Followed by against, on, or upon: to rest or rely, for support, comfort, etc.
4. To hang outwards.
5. To press against.

LEAN noun

1. Meat with no fat on it.
2. An organism that is lean in stature.

LEAN verb

1. To thin out (a fuel-air mixture): to reduce the fuel flow into the mixture so that there is more air or oxygen.

LEAN adjective

1. (of a person or animal) Slim; not fleshy.
2. (of meat) Having little fat.
3. Having little extra or little to spare; scanty; meagre.
4. Having a low proportion or concentration of a desired substance or ingredient.
5. Of a character which prevents the compositor from earning the usual wages; opposed to fat.
6. Efficient, economic, frugal, agile, slimmed-down; pertaining to the modern industrial principles of "lean manufacturing"

LEAN verb

1. To conceal.

LEAN noun

1. A recreational drug based on codeine-laced promethazine cough syrup, popular in the hip hop community in the southeastern United States.

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 LEAN

• Like Spratt
• Like superior deli meat
• Low in fat, meatwise
• Deli order add-on
• "Lawrence of Arabia" director
• Bend away from the vertical
• Like Jack Sprat
• Rangy
• Sprat's preference
• "Ryan's Daughter" director

More clues leading to the result SPARING

• Lenient
• Showing mercy to
• Limited
• Frugal
• Merciful
• Showing mercy
• Provident.
• Frugal.
• Scrimping
• Economical

More clues leading to the result LOWCOST

• Inexpensive
• Economical.
• Like generic products, generally
• Cheap
• Budget

More clues leading to the result THRIFTY

• Economical
• Prudent with one's resources
• Using coupons, say
• Frugal
• Unlikely to go on a spree
• Provident.
• Frugal.
• Unlikely to splurge

More clues leading to the result LOWPRICED

• Economical

More clues leading to the result SAVING

• Socking away
• Participating in a 401(k)
• Being thrifty
• Thrifty
• Planning for a rainy day, say
• Economizing
• Frugal.
• Except.
• Thrifty.
• Economical.

More clues leading to the result SPARESOME

• Economical.
• Frugal.