The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word NAIL , but the solution may also be TIE which is one of the most recent solution (2020 in New York Times).
Fasten crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| NAIL | 13 % | 4 |
| PIN | 12 % | 3 |
| AFFIX | 10 % | 5 |
| ATTACH | 9 % | 6 |
| SEAL | 8 % | 4 |
| LASH | 7 % | 4 |
| BIND | 5 % | 4 |
| TIE | 5 % | 3 |
| SECURE | 4 % | 6 |
| GLUE | 3 % | 4 |
| STAPLE | 2 % | 6 |
| RIVET | 2 % | 5 |
| TACK | 2 % | 4 |
| SHUT | 2 % | 4 |
| DOUP | 2 % | 4 |
| CLAMP | 2 % | 5 |
| SEW | 1 % | 3 |
| SCREW | 1 % | 5 |
| SNAP | 1 % | 4 |
| ZIP | 1 % | 3 |
| LOCK | 1 % | 4 |
| MOOR | 1 % | 4 |
| CLASP | 1 % | 5 |
| CLOSE | 1 % | 5 |
| TETHER | 1 % | 6 |
| BUTTON | 1 % | 6 |
| COUPLE | 1 % | 6 |
| TIEON | 1 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Fasten
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- fix
- tighten
- secure
- tether
- bind
- clamp
- tie
- attach
- loop
- strap
- stake
- screw
Crossword Answer definitions
NAIL noun- The thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals.
- The basal thickened portion of the anterior wings of certain hemiptera.
- The terminal horny plate on the beak of ducks, and other allied birds.
- The claw of a bird or other animal.
- A spike-shaped metal fastener used for joining wood or similar materials. The nail is generally driven through two or more layers of material by means of impacts from a hammer or other device. It is then held in place by friction.
- A round pedestal on which merchants once carried out their business, such as the four nails outside The Exchange, Bristol.
- An archaic English unit of length equivalent to 1/20 of an ell or 1/16 of a yard (2 1/4 inches or 5.715 cm).
- To fix (an object) to another object using a nail.
- To drive a nail.
- To stud or boss with nails, or as if with nails.
- To catch.
- To expose as a sham.
- To accomplish (a task) completely and successfully.
- To hit (a target) effectively with some weapon.
- Of a male, to engage in sexual intercourse with.
- To spike, as a cannon.
- To nail down: to make certain, or confirm.
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 NAIL
- Catch
- Filed item
- Hammer's target
- Apprehend
- It's out on a limb
- Item often filed
- Painting holder
- Press-on item
- "For want of a ___, the shoe ...."
- Brad
More clues leading to the result PIN
- 5D need
- Brooch
- Fastener
- Rolling ___
- Split component
- ATM entry
- Bowler's target
- 1" badge, say
- A.T.M. need
- ATM no.
More clues leading to the result AFFIX
- Fasten
- Attach, as a postage stamp
- Tack on
- Staple or paste
- Attach, as postage
- Pin
- Append
- Stick on
- Attach
- Paste on, as a stamp
More clues leading to the result ATTACH
- Garnish, as wages
- Stick to
- Append
- Glom on to
- Add on
- Include, as with an email
- Clip on
- Make fast
- Staple
- Use a binder clip
More clues leading to the result SEAL
- "Burp" the Tupperware
- Bering Sea swimmer
- Close hermetically
- Marine Land performer
- Shut tightly
- Yeats' country
- Hallmark
- Harp or elephant
- Pod member
- Barker at Sea World
More clues leading to the result LASH
- LaRue of the oaters
- Tie up
- Flog
- Punishment unit
- Scathe
- Tongue-__ (scold)
- Famous La Rue
- Follows back and eye
- Whip
- Tie securely
More clues leading to the result BIND
- Tie up
- Tie tightly
- Cause to cohere
- Tough situation
- Wrap tightly
- Predicament
- Secure with ropes
- Tie together
- Spot of trouble
- Scrape
More clues leading to the result TIE
- Cause of overtime
- One to one, e.g.
- Overtime cause
- Popular Father's Day gift
- Sudden-death causer
- Usual tic-tac-toe outcome
- 17-17, e.g.
- Affiliation
- All even
- Ascot, essentially
More clues leading to the result SECURE
- Safe and sound
- In code, perhaps
- Safe
- Unthreatened
- Make fast
- Part 2 of quote
- Impervious to break-ins
- Pin up, as a pin curl
- Protected
- Fasten tightly
More clues leading to the result GLUE
- Adhesive
- Sticky stuff
- __ factory (horse's banishment)
- Must-have for a get together?
- Airplane ___
- Bond maker
- "Now I Wanna Sniff Some ___" (Ramones song)
- "Now I Want to Sniff Some ___" (The Ramones)
- Art box stuff
- Art supply eaten as a kid and sniffed as a teenager
More clues leading to the result STAPLE
- Flour, salt, sugar, e.g.
- Staff of life
- Paper fastener
- Bread or butter
- It can hold a composition together
- Office holder?
- Rice, e.g.
- Fixer of sheets
- Everyday element
- Basic element
More clues leading to the result RIVET
- Fasten firmly
- Headed bolt
- Focus
- Hold one's attention
- Enrapture
- Transfix
- Fastener for Rosie
- Girder securer
- Metallic binder
- Fastener
More clues leading to the result TACK
- Corkboard sticker
- Swerve
- Pushpin
- Office board member?
- Sailing maneuver
- Course of action
- Adhesive quality
- Stickiness
- Short nail
- Upholstery nail
More clues leading to the result SHUT
- Boarded up
- Close
- Padlocked
- Like a front door that's not letting all the cold in, do you think I'm paying to heat the entire outdoors or something?
- Fastened
- Closed
- "___ your trap!"
- Closed tightly
- Occlude
- Sealed
More clues leading to the result DOUP
- Apply cosmetics
- Wrap prettily
- Arrange, as hair
- Prettify
- Make spiffy
- Dress, as in costumes
- Make pretty
- Fix, as locks
- Fix, as hair
- Fasten, as buttons
More clues leading to the result CLAMP
- Workbench holder
- Holding device
- Gripping device
- Become strict, with "down"
- __ down on (suppress)
- Mechanical squeezer
- C as in carpentry?
- Get a grip
- "C" in a toolbox
- It's a gripper
More clues leading to the result SEW
- Do needlework
- Do some zigzags, perhaps
- Fasten with cotton
- Do like Betsy Ross
- Do some couching
- Put in stitches
- Stitch
- Use a Singer
- Baste
- Be in stitches?
More clues leading to the result SCREW
- Propeller
- Archimedes' __
- Threaded bolt
- Phillips head item
- Threaded fastener
- Fool around
- Propeller sort
- Propeller type
- Prison guard
- A driver turns it
More clues leading to the result SNAP
- One of the Rice Krispies sounds
- A Rice Krispies sound
- Coat closer
- Kind of cookie
- Lose it
- Sodium hydroxide
- Cookie variety
- Crackle's colleague
- Fastener
- Jacket fastener
More clues leading to the result ZIP
- Postal code
- Code type
- Word before car or code
- Nothing
- Oomph
- Compress a computer file
- Energy
- Extra oomph
- Shrink computer files
- Shrink, as computer files
More clues leading to the result LOCK
- Symbol on uneditable Wikipedia pages
- Canal gate
- Shoo-in
- Cryptex, basically
- Hard-to-break hold
- Canal feature
- Place for tumblers
- It may be picked
- ___ horns (tangle)
- Fasten securely
More clues leading to the result MOOR
- Make fast
- Secure a vessel
- Othello, e.g.
- Othello, for one
- Desolate place
- Open wasteland
- Othello, ethnically
- Secure, as a ship
- Anchor
- Tie up at the dock
More clues leading to the result CLASP
- Hold onto
- Necklace fastener
- Tie securer
- Fastener
- Bill holder
- Choker component
- Necklace feature
- Envelope feature, at times
- Necklace part
- Envelope feature
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 TETHER
- Tie up
- Kind of ball
- Restraining rope
- Put on a leash
- Animal restraint
- Attach to a leash
- Leash
- Stylus-and-tablet connector
- Hold your horses
- Retriever restrainer
More clues leading to the result BUTTON
- Clicker feature
- Mushroom type
- Snap alternative
- Signaling thingy
- Cuff closer
- Circle on a shirt
- Symbol of precision
- Shirt fastener
- Shirt feature
- See 1-Down
More clues leading to the result COUPLE
- Dance team
- Two
- Join together
- Stiller and Meara, e.g.
- Pair
- Brad and Angelina, for one
- Duo
- Two of a kind
- Tandy and Cronyn, e.g.
- Fasten together