The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word GRIT , but the solution may also be GUTS which is one of the most recent solution (2020 in New York Times).
Fortitude crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| GRIT | 43 % | 4 |
| METTLE | 15 % | 6 |
| GUTS | 14 % | 4 |
| NERVE | 6 % | 5 |
| SAND | 6 % | 4 |
| ENDURANCE | 4 % | 9 |
| VALOR | 3 % | 5 |
| HEART | 3 % | 5 |
| STAMINA | 3 % | 7 |
| BACKBONE | 1 % | 8 |
| SPINE | 1 % | 5 |
| STRENGTH | 1 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Fortitude
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- courage
- tenacity
- perseverance
- bravery
- steadfastness
- resilience
- stamina
- strength
- willpower
- endurance
- determination
- mettle
Crossword Answer definitions
GRIT noun- A collection of hard small materials, such as dirt, ground stone, debris from sandblasting or other such grinding, or swarf from metalworking.
- Inedible particles in food.
- A measure of the relative coarseness of an abrasive material such as sandpaper, the smaller the number the coarser the abrasive.
- A hard, coarse-grained siliceous sandstone; gritstone. Also, a finer sharp-grained sandstone, e.g., grindstone grit.
- Strength of mind; great courage or fearlessness; fortitude.
- Apparently only in grit one's teeth: to clench, particularly in reaction to pain or anger.
- To cover with grit.
- To give forth a grating sound, like sand under the feet; to grate; to grind.
- (usually in the plural) Husked but unground oats.
- (usually in the plural) Coarsely ground corn or hominy used as porridge.
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 GRIT
- Backbone
- Sandpaper feature
- Stick-to-itiveness
- Can't eat just one
- Indomitable spirit
- The Duke's "True __"
- Nerve
- True determination
- Pluck
- Sandpaper coating
More clues leading to the result METTLE
- Fortitude
- Heart
- Inner fiber
- Spunk
- Fiber
- Courage to carry on
- Strength of spirit
- Pluck
- Moxie
- It's tested in battles
More clues leading to the result GUTS
More clues leading to the result NERVE
More clues leading to the result SAND
- Castle material?
- Make smooth
- Smooth down
- ___ box: playground feature
- Bunker filler
- Chopin's companion
- Starter for bar or bag
- Word before hill or dollar
- Beach covering
- Hourglass contents
More clues leading to the result ENDURANCE
- Stamina
- Biathlete's trait
- Lasting power
- Wind
- Lasting ability
- Fortitude.
- Stamina.
- Patience
- Marathoner's trait
- Part of a Car and Driver rating
More clues leading to the result VALOR
- Courage under fire
- Heroism
- Guts
- Courage
- Heroic courage
- Bravery
- Chivalric virtue
- One might get a medal for it
- Attribute around the Round Table
- Medalworthy behavior
More clues leading to the result HEART
- Innermost part
- Artichoke morsel
- Ticker
- "Crazy on You" band
- What "you gotta have"
- Blood's starting place
- Character
- Chest thumper?
- Classic tattoo
- Intrepidity
More clues leading to the result STAMINA
- Marathoner's quality
- It can keep you going
- Triathlete's need
- Ultramarathoner's need
- Endurance
- Marathoner's need
- Staying power
- It's needed to finish a marathon
- Fortitude
- Lasting power
More clues leading to the result BACKBONE
More clues leading to the result SPINE
- Backbone
- Book back
- Small piano
- What cowards lack
- Back line?
- Book part that displays a title
- Title holder
- Bookbinding piece
- Bookbinder's back
- Coward's lack