The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SPARE , but the solution may also be PERK which is one of the most recent solution (2023 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 |
| TOSPARE | 6 % | 7 |
| PLUS | 6 % | 4 |
| OVER | 3 % | 4 |
| SURPLUS | 2 % | 7 |
| BONUS | 2 % | 5 |
| PERK | 2 % | 4 |
| OVERAGE | 1 % | 7 |
| ADDEDIN | 1 % | 7 |
| FRILL | 1 % | 5 |
| AMENITY | 1 % | 7 |
| FLL | 1 % | 3 |
| OTHER | 1 % | 5 |
| ADDITIONAL | 1 % | 10 |
| FORGOODMEASURE | 1 % | 14 |
| SPILLOVER | 1 % | 9 |
| UNUSED | 1 % | 6 |
| ADDEDON | 1 % | 7 |
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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
More clues leading to the result ADDITIONAL
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