The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word OLD , but the solution may also be KNOWN which is one of the most recent solution (2022 in Wall Street Journal).
Familiar crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| OLD | 35 % | 3 |
| KNOWN | 12 % | 5 |
| PAL | 9 % | 3 |
| USUAL | 9 % | 5 |
| NEAR | 6 % | 4 |
| ONINTIMATETERMS | 6 % | 15 |
| ACQUAINTED | 3 % | 10 |
| CRONY | 3 % | 5 |
| ATHOME | 3 % | 6 |
| INTIMATE | 3 % | 8 |
| COMMON | 3 % | 6 |
| CLOSE | 3 % | 5 |
| FRIEND | 3 % | 6 |
| VERSED | 3 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Familiar
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- acquainted
- overfamiliar
- conversant
- informed
- usual
- well known
- well-known
- everyday
- intimate
- common
- associate
- companion
Crossword Answer definitions
OLD noun- (with the, invariable plural only) People who are old; old beings; the older generation, taken as a group.
- (in combination) One of a specified age.
- A person older than oneself, especially an adult in relation to a teenager.
- (most often plural) One's parents.
- Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.
- Having been used and thus no longer new or unused.
- Having existed or lived for the specified time.
- (heading) Of an earlier time.
- Tiresome after prolonged repetition.
- Said of subdued colors, particularly reds, pinks and oranges, as if they had faded over time.
- A grammatical intensifier, often used in describing something positive. (Mostly in idioms like good old, big old and little old, any old and some old.)
- Excessive, abundant.
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 OLD
- Like Methuselah
- Like the hills?
- Passe
- __ Nick (Satan)
- Hardly a spring chicken
- Immemorial
- Like MacDonald
- On in years
- Out of fashion
- Pre-Columbian
More clues leading to the result KNOWN
- Like an open secret
- "If I'd only ___!"
- Not a secret
- Understood
- Famous
- Recognized
- Familiar
- Part of aka
- Been acquainted with
- Widely recognized
More clues leading to the result PAL
More clues leading to the result USUAL
- Frequent
- Run-of-the-mill
- "Round up the _____ suspects!"
- Expected
- Same-old same-old
- Same old, same old
- "Round up the ___ suspects"
- Customary
- Same as always
- Same old
More clues leading to the result NEAR
More clues leading to the result ONINTIMATETERMS
More clues leading to the result ACQUAINTED
More clues leading to the result CRONY
More clues leading to the result ATHOME
- Receiving
- "Make yourself _____"
- In one's digs
- Where telecommuters work
- Not going out
- In
- Away's opposite
- In the house
- In, so to speak
- Not out
More clues leading to the result INTIMATE
- Very close
- Like some apparel
- Warmly cozy
- Close
- Personal
- Hint
- Like a very close relationship
- Very personal
- Style of Boswell's "Johnson."
- Give an inkling of.
More clues leading to the result COMMON
- Undistinguished
- All over the place
- Boston __
- Like some interests
- Ordinary
- Public town park
- Provincial
- Dime-a-dozen
- Run-of-the-mill
- Seen all the time
More clues leading to the result CLOSE
- "__, but no cigar!"
- Go under
- Lacking fresh air
- Anybody's game
- "That's the right idea"
- Hard to call
- Seal the deal
- __ shave
- No cigar?
- Needing a recount
More clues leading to the result FRIEND
- "You've Got a __ ...."
- Quaker
- Facebook connection
- Recommended reply to a sentry
- Good buddy
- Quaker Society member
- Ally
- Crony
- Buddy
- Bud