The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ENDGAME which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2018.
Final stage crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
---|---|---|
ENDGAME | 44 % | 7 |
END | 33 % | 3 |
HOMESTRETCH | 22 % | 11 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Final stage
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- finalization
- finalisation
- finalism
- finalizing
- finalised
- finale
- penultimate
- completion
- finality
- finalize
- finalist
- finalise
Crossword Answer definitions
ENDGAME noun- The final stage of a game of chess, when there are few pieces left.
- The final stage of a game of bridge, when there are few cards left.
- The final stage of an extended process or course of events, especially with the implication of the imminent realization of a masterful strategy or plan.
- The gameplay available in a massively multiplayer online role-playing game for players who have completed all of the preset challenges.
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 ENDGAME
- Phase of chess
- Check out time?
- Chess climax
- Competitive final stage
- Stage when a king is most vulnerable
- Chess closing
- Chess segment with few pieces on the board
- Final stage of a chess match
- Part of a chess match when most of the pieces are off the board
- *Final part of a chess match
More clues leading to the result END
- Break off
- Curling division
- Deep or dead follower
- Finale
- Finis
- Finish
- He may be offensive
- Last gasp
- Sign off
- Wind up
More clues leading to the result HOMESTRETCH
- Final straight part of a racetrack (and a hint to the long entries)
- Final phase
- It's right before the end
- Last leg of a race
- Last leg of a race ... or a hint to the circled letters
- Last part of a horse race
- Decisive Derby distance.
- Final part of an undertaking.
- Final part of any undertaking.
- Last part of any course.