The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SPARE , but the solution may also be ADD-ON which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Extra crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SPARE | 23 % | 5 |
| ADDED | 17 % | 5 |
| MORE | 10 % | 4 |
| ODD | 9 % | 3 |
| ADDON | 8 % | 5 |
| PLUS | 6 % | 4 |
| TOSPARE | 6 % | 7 |
| OVER | 3 % | 4 |
| BONUS | 2 % | 5 |
| SURPLUS | 2 % | 7 |
| PERK | 2 % | 4 |
| FRILL | 1 % | 5 |
| AMENITY | 1 % | 7 |
| OVERAGE | 1 % | 7 |
| ADDEDIN | 1 % | 7 |
| FORGOODMEASURE | 1 % | 14 |
| SPILLOVER | 1 % | 9 |
| UNUSED | 1 % | 6 |
| ADDEDON | 1 % | 7 |
| ADD-ON | 1 % | 6 |
| FLL | 1 % | 3 |
| OTHER | 1 % | 5 |
| ADDITIONAL | 1 % | 10 |
Why may PERK be the right solution?
"Extra" is a synonym for "perk," which means an additional benefit or advantage. Therefore, "perk" is the right solution for this crossword clue.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Extra
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- special
- unscheduled
- additional
- outside
- supernumerary
- unnecessary
- other
- excess
- superfluous
- supererogatory
- unneeded
- spare
Crossword Answer definitions
SPARE noun- The act of sparing; moderation; restraint.
- Parsimony; frugal use.
- An opening in a petticoat or gown; a placket.
- That which has not been used or expended.
- A spare part, especially a spare tire.
- A superfluous or second-best person, specially (in a dynastic context) in the phrase "An heir and a spare".
- The right of bowling again at a full set of pins, after having knocked all the pins down in less than three bowls. If all the pins are knocked down in one bowl it is a double spare; in two bowls, a single spare.
- The act of knocking down all remaining pins in second ball of a frame; this entitles the pins knocked down on the next ball to be added to the score for that frame.
- A free period; a block of school during which one does not have a class.
- Scant; not abundant or plentiful.
- Sparing; frugal; parsimonious; not spending much money.
- Being more than what is necessary, or what must be used or reserved; not wanted, or not used; superfluous.
- Held in reserve, to be used in an emergency.
- Lean; lacking flesh; meager; thin; gaunt.
- Very angry; frustrated or distraught.
- Slow.
- To show mercy.
- To keep.
- To give up To deprive oneself of, as by being frugal; to do without; to dispense with; to give up; to part with.
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 SPARE
- Next best thing to a strike
- Left over
- Type of tire
- Diagonal line, on a score sheet
- Donut in a trunk
- Flat replacement
- It may be found in the trunk
- Trunk item
- Do without
- Converted split
More clues leading to the result ADDED
- Slipped in
- Threw in
- Built an ell
- Summed up
- Extra __ attraction
- Found the sum of
- Interjected
- Did sums
- Extra
- Became online friends, say
More clues leading to the result MORE
- "Mondo Cane" tune
- Additional
- Twist's request
- Oliver's plea
- Seconds
- Supplemental
- Word repeated before climax
- Word in bed
- Pig's plea
- Sir Thomas
More clues leading to the result ODD
- Like a fraternal Fellow
- Like a single sock
- Seven or eleven
- Off the wall
- Like 1 and 3
- Strange
- Uneven
- Like a famed TV couple
- Queer
- Suspicious
More clues leading to the result ADDON
- Append
- Supplemental component
- Increase
- Firefox extension, e.g.
- Extra-cost item
- Supplement
- Legislative rider, e.g.
- Extra charge
- Peripheral
- Extra
More clues leading to the result PLUS
- More than
- And in addition
- Asset
- High 80s mark
- Useful feature
- In addition
- Google social networking feature
- Not only that
- Summer's sign
- Turn-on, say
More clues leading to the result TOSPARE
- Extra
- Aplenty
- Beyond what's needed
- Left over
- In reserve
- That aren't needed
- And ___ (in superabundance).
- Beyond what's necessary
- Galore
- As surplus
More clues leading to the result OVER
- "Your turn," to a CBer
- "__ and out"
- Above and beyond
- Finished
- Lead-in or follow-up for come and take
- Radio-message "period"
- Scrambled alternative
- __ the hill
- __-the-counter
- "Your turn," in communications
More clues leading to the result BONUS
- Payday surprise
- Employee's hope
- Pay-envelope extra
- End-of-the-year check
- Perk
- Dubious use for bailout money
- Extra
- Year-end reward
- December surprise
- A little something extra
More clues leading to the result SURPLUS
- Extra
- More than what's needed
- Excess
- More than needed
- Excess amount
- Unneeded extra amount
- Army-Navy store stock
- Excess of assets over liabilities.
- Reason for Government sales.
More clues leading to the result PERK
- Benefit
- Corporate benefit
- Bigwig's benefit
- Make coffee
- Employment extra
- One way to make coffee
- Bonus at the office
- Half-day Fridays, e.g.
- Ability to telecommute, e.g.
- Central ___ (coffeeshop on "Friends")
More clues leading to the result FRILL
- Luxury
- Extra
- Extra perk
- Neck ruff
- Bell or whistle?
- Showy extra
- Bit of ornamentation
- Ruffle
- Little extra
- Superfluous something
More clues leading to the result AMENITY
- Pleasantness
- Convenience
- Comfort
- Chocolate on a hotel pillow, e.g.
- Creature comfort
- Hotel pool, e.g.
- Hotel extra
- Motel Wi-Fi, for one
- Hotel pool, say
- Hotel selling point
More clues leading to the result OVERAGE
- Excess supply
- Excess media reports after leader quits (7)
- Surplus
- Excess
- Surplus goods.
- Too old.
- Surplus.
- A surplus, as of goods.
- Surplus, as of goods.
- Ready to retire.
More clues leading to the result ADDEDIN
- Gave as a bonus
- Given as a bonus
- Made part of the mix
- Inserted
- Supplemented
- Extra
- Included as a bonus
- Purely extra
- Introduced to the mix: 2 wds.
- Introduced to the mix
More clues leading to the result FORGOODMEASURE
More clues leading to the result SPILLOVER
More clues leading to the result UNUSED
- In mint condition
- New
- Brand-new
- Left over
- Still wrapped
- Never out of the original package
- Brand new
- Returnable, in most cases
- Fresh
- On the shelf
More clues leading to the result ADDEDON
- Attached
- Built a wing
- Expanded, in a way
- Appended
- Enlarged the house
- Annexed
- Extended
- Attached later
- Built a new wing
- Extra
More clues leading to the result ADD-ON
More clues leading to the result FLL
More clues leading to the result OTHER
- Extra
- One or the ____
- "None of the above" alternative
- Catchall category
- Last box on a form, sometimes
- Last check-box, often
- Questionnaire category
- "On the ___ hand ..."
- None of the above
- Not listed above