The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word PITH , but the solution may also be ELEMENT which is one of the most recent solution (2020 in Wall Street Journal).
Essential part crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PITH | 29 % | 4 |
| MEAT | 18 % | 4 |
| ROOT | 17 % | 4 |
| GIST | 11 % | 4 |
| CORE | 9 % | 4 |
| MEATANDPOTATOES | 5 % | 15 |
| KERNEL | 3 % | 6 |
| HEART | 2 % | 5 |
| ELEMENT | 2 % | 7 |
| YOLK | 2 % | 4 |
| MAINSTAY | 2 % | 8 |
| SINEQUANON | 2 % | 10 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Essential part
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- integral
- key
- necessary
- vital
- essential
- vitally
- critical
- instrumental
- important
- constitutive
- importantly
- crucially
Crossword Answer definitions
PITH noun- The soft, spongy substance in the center of the stems of many plants and trees.
- The spongy interior substance of a feather or horn.
- The spinal cord; the marrow.
- The albedo of a citrus fruit.
- The essential or vital part; force; energy; importance.
- Power, strength, might.
- To extract the pith from (a plant stem or tree).
- To kill (especially cattle or laboratory animals) by cutting or piercing the spinal cord.
- One divided by pi.
- The ordinal form of the number pi.
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 PITH
- Central part
- Essence
- Kind of helmet
- Brevity
- Core
- Heart of the matter
- Essence or core
- Importance
- Safari helmet material
- Essential part
More clues leading to the result MEAT
- Butcher's stock
- Headcheese, essentially
- Edible flesh
- Sum and substance
- Carnivore's need
- Goes with potatoes
- Potatoes' companion
- Food in a locker
- Ribs and such
- Ham or lamb
More clues leading to the result ROOT
- Cheer for
- Cheer on the home team
- Kind of canal
- Pull for
- Radish, e.g.
- Dentist's canal?
- Take hold
- Cheer
- Origin
- Source
More clues leading to the result GIST
- Essence
- Heart of the matter
- Basic idea
- Basic picture
- Nuts and bolts
- Main point
- Nub
- Heart
- Central meaning
- Nitty-gritty
More clues leading to the result CORE
- Apple throwaway
- Apple leftover
- Innermost part
- Part of the earth
- Reactor part
- Prepare apples
- Sum and substance
- Apple remnant
- Computer memory, in the old days
- Heart of a nuclear reactor
More clues leading to the result MEATANDPOTATOES
- FLESH, TUBERS
- Essential part
- Prosaic fundamentals, metaphorically
- Down-to-earth
- Fundamental, as issues
- Basic meal
- Dinner combo
- Dinner pair
- Main part
- Not at all pretentious
More clues leading to the result KERNEL
- Corn piece
- Corn cob member
- Nub
- Nitty-gritty
- Corn unit
- Corny bit
- Corny bit?
- Whole seed grain
- Bit of corn
- Ear piece?
More clues leading to the result HEART
- Innermost part
- Artichoke morsel
- Ticker
- "Crazy on You" band
- What "you gotta have"
- Blood's starting place
- Character
- Chest thumper?
- Classic tattoo
- Intrepidity
More clues leading to the result ELEMENT
- Fundamental constituent of a whole
- Natural habitat
- Essential feature
- Natural setting
- Trace ___
- Periodic table entry
- Component
- Nickel or neon
- Home environment
- Milieu
More clues leading to the result YOLK
- Egg-white omelet's lack
- Greasy substance found in unprocessed sheep's wool
- Nourishment for an embryo
- White counterpart
- It may get separated from its surroundings
- Cholesterol provider
- Sunny side?
- Egg feature
- Egg part
- The "sun" in "sunnyside up"
More clues leading to the result MAINSTAY
- Anchor
- Dependable type
- Bread and butter, so to speak
- Chief supporter
- Chief support
- Essential part
- Chief support.
- Principal support
- Mast support
- Bulwark