The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word ONCE which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2022.
Formerly crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ONCE | 65 % | 4 |
| ERST | 15 % | 4 |
| NEE | 14 % | 3 |
| ATONETIME | 3 % | 9 |
| AGO | 1 % | 3 |
| ONETIME | 1 % | 7 |
| THEN | 1 % | 4 |
| ITIME | 0 % | 5 |
| HERETOFORE | 0 % | 10 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Formerly
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- once
- at one time
- erstwhile
- former
- beforetime
- ago
- previously
- before
- earlier
- already
- heretofore
- past
Crossword Answer definitions
ONCE adverb- (frequency) One and only one time.
- (temporal location) Formerly; during some period in the past.
- Multiplied by one: indicating that a number is multiplied by one.
- As soon as.
- At a future time.
- As soon as; when; after.
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 ONCE
- Children's-story starter
- Enough, often
- Formerly
- Years ago
- __-over (quick look)
- "The Raven" opener
- "__ bitten, ..."
- "___ bitten, twice shy"
- A single time
- Fairy tale start
More clues leading to the result ERST
- Former, formerly
- Formerly formerly
- Formerly, formerly
- Once, once
- Once, upon a time
- Prefix for while
- At one time, at one time
- Early earlier
- While opener
- While opening
More clues leading to the result NEE
- Born
- Bridal bio word
- Formerly known as
- Once named
- Rebecca Rolfe, ____ Pocahontas
- Society page word
- Society-page word
- Wedding-announcement word
- Bio word
- Maiden-name indicator
More clues leading to the result ATONETIME
- Back then
- Previously
- Formerly
- In prior days
- In the past
- Together
- Formerly.
- Simultaneously
- Not currently
- In days past
More clues leading to the result AGO
- "... long, long ___"
- Before now
- Earlier
- Give it __ (try)
- Gone by
- Heretofore
- In the past
- Once upon a time
- Past
- "Give it ___"
More clues leading to the result ONETIME
- Singular event
- Unique, sort of
- Quondam
- Former
- Erstwhile
- Unique
- Previous
- Past
- Like most capital costs
- Without repetition
More clues leading to the result THEN
- At that time
- In that case
- Now's partner
- At the time
- Not now
- Afterward
- At that point
- "What happened next?"
- Next
- Transition word