The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SWAY , but the solution may also be PULLSOMESTRINGS which is one of the most recent solution (2004 in USA Today).
Exert influence crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SWAY | 33 % | 4 |
| ACT | 33 % | 3 |
| PULLSOMESTRINGS | 33 % | 15 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Exert influence
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- sway
- affect
- impact
- impressed
- impressive
- impress
- impressionistic
- influenced
- influence
- telling
- power
- impressionable
Crossword Answer definitions
SWAY noun- The act of swaying; a swaying motion; a swing or sweep of a weapon.
- A rocking or swinging motion.
- Influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side
- Preponderance; turn or cast of balance.
- Rule; dominion; control; power.
- A switch or rod used by thatchers to bind their work.
- The maximum amplitude of a vehicle's lateral motion.
- To move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock.
- To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield.
- To influence or direct by power, authority, persuasion, or by moral force; to rule; to govern; to guide. Compare persuade.
- To cause to incline or swing to one side, or backward and forward; to bias; to turn; to bend; warp.
- To hoist (a mast or yard) into position.
- To be drawn to one side by weight or influence; to lean; to incline.
- To have weight or influence.
- To bear sway; to rule; to govern.
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 SWAY
- Teeter totter
- Influence one's decision
- Rock back and forth
- Influence
- Convince
- Move in the breeze
- Rock
- Bring around
- Win over
- Move to the music
More clues leading to the result ACT
- Be in a picture
- Charade
- Circus routine
- Class __
- Do something
- Drama part
- Ham it up
- Play the part
- Statute
- Tread the boards