The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word PEERS which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2025.
Equals crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PEERS | 84 % | 5 |
| ARE | 5 % | 3 |
| AMOUNTSTO | 1 % | 9 |
| RAT | 1 % | 3 |
| TAKESTHEVALUEOF | 1 % | 15 |
| TIES | 1 % | 4 |
| COMPEERS | 1 % | 8 |
| PEERGROUP | 1 % | 9 |
| PARS | 1 % | 4 |
| MEETS | 1 % | 5 |
Why may ARE be the right solution?
"Equals" is a present tense verb, so the answer should also be a present tense verb. "ARE" is the present tense form of the verb "to be" that matches the subject "equals."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Equals
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- equivalent
- same
- coequal
- compeer
- coordinate
- equalize
- even
- be
- tied
- as good as
- balanced
- equidistant
Crossword Answer definitions
PEERS noun- A look; a glance.
- To look with difficulty, or as if searching for something.
- To come in sight; to appear.
- Somebody who is, or something that is, at a level or of a value equal (to that of something else).
- Someone who is approximately the same age (as someone else).
- A noble with a hereditary title, i.e., a peerage, and in times past, with certain rights and privileges not enjoyed by commoners.
- A comrade; a companion; an associate.
- To make equal in rank.
- To carry communications traffic terminating on one's own network on an equivalency basis to and from another network, usually without charge or payment. Contrast with transit where one pays another network provider to carry one's traffic.
- Someone who pees, someone who urinates.
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 PEERS
- Gazes intently
- What a jury is comprised of
- Pressure appliers
- Looks secretly
- Dukes and earls
- Class sharers
- Equals
- Jurors, theoretically
- Equals in class
- Jury makeup
More clues leading to the result ARE
- "All the Things You ___"
- "Chances __"
- "Chances ___"
- "Violets __ blue..."
- "You ___ There"
- "__ you nuts?"
- "___ You Lonesome Tonight?"
- "____ you positive?"
- A backward ERA?
- Breathe
More clues leading to the result AMOUNTSTO
More clues leading to the result RAT
- "King __" (Clavell novel)
- "King ___" or "Brother ___"
- Deserter
- Kind of race
- Race beginning?
- Sinking ship deserter
- Squeal
- Squealer
- A-mazing animal?
- Be a canary
More clues leading to the result TAKESTHEVALUEOF
More clues leading to the result TIES
- Bow and neck
- Overtime scores
- 20-20 and 50-50
- Does a hitch
- Gets even
- Wraps up
- Novelty gifts that show off the wearer's nonexistent personality
- They're worth a point in the World Cup
- Formal wear
- They bind
More clues leading to the result COMPEERS
More clues leading to the result PEERGROUP
- Common associates
- Similar set of individuals
- Influential associates
- Equals
- People like you
- One's equals
- Pressure exerters, maybe
- Source of some pressure
More clues leading to the result PARS
- Average golf scores
- Acceptable standards
- Duffers' goals
- Equivalencies
- Golf scores
- Pretty good holes
- Goals for golfers
- Birdies beat them
- Course standards
- Steady golfer's sequence