The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word MAKESDO , but the solution may also be COPES which is one of the most recent solution (2025 in LA Times).
Gets by crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| MAKESDO | 25 % | 7 |
| DOESOK | 19 % | 6 |
| COPES | 16 % | 5 |
| MANAGES | 13 % | 7 |
| EKES | 9 % | 4 |
| EVADES | 9 % | 6 |
| ELUDES | 6 % | 6 |
| PASSES | 3 % | 6 |
Why may COPES be the right solution?
The word "copes" means to deal effectively with something difficult. In the context of the clue "Gets by," "copes" fits perfectly as it means to manage or handle a situation, indicating how someone is able to get through or manage a challenging circumstance.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Gets by
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- among
- arrive
- arrived
- arrives
- back
- became
- belongs
- better
- between
- come
- comes
- coming
Crossword Answer definitions
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 MAKESDO
- Ekes out
- Copes
- Manages
- Gets by
- Just gets by
- Manages with meager resources
- Barely manages
- Manages with.
- Barely gets along
- Gets along
More clues leading to the result DOESOK
- Performs well
- Makes out all right
- Performs adequately
- Succeeds, to some degree
- Earns a C, say
- Manages
- Makes out
- Gets a C, say
- Makes a good living
- Is moderately successful
More clues leading to the result COPES
- Deals with problems
- Somehow manages
- Doesn't succumb to the strain
- Handles the situation
- Deals (with), as a problem
- Deals with stress
- Handles hardship
- Makes do
- Gets by
- Hits what's pitched
More clues leading to the result MANAGES
- Makes do
- Supervises
- Copes
- Gets by
- Runs
- Watches over
- Oversees
- Operates.
- Runs.
- Succeeds in accomplishing a task.
More clues leading to the result EKES
- Squeezes (out)
- ___ out (supplements)
- Barely manages
- Economizes
- Makes last
- Stretches out
- Supplements
- With "out": makes do
- Gets with great effort
- Scratches (out)
More clues leading to the result EVADES
More clues leading to the result ELUDES
- Shakes a tail, maybe
- Stays out of reach
- Gets away from
- Gets around
- Dodges
- Gives the slip
- Sneaks past
- Escapes one's understanding
- Ducks
- Loses, as a tail