The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word FEW which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2024.
Hardly any crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| FEW | 42 % | 3 |
| SCANT | 18 % | 5 |
| ATAD | 18 % | 4 |
| NARY | 6 % | 4 |
| ONE | 5 % | 3 |
| AFEW | 2 % | 4 |
| ABIT | 2 % | 4 |
| SLIM | 1 % | 4 |
| A DAB | 1 % | 5 |
| ONEORTWO | 1 % | 8 |
| MERE | 1 % | 4 |
| NOTALOT | 1 % | 7 |
Why may ATAD be the right solution?
"ATAD" is a slang term that means "a tiny bit" or "hardly any."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Hardly any
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- hardly ever
- not much
- barely
- scarcely
- much less
- negligible
- not really
- rarely
- nowhere near
- less than
- nothing but
- minimally
Crossword Answer definitions
FEW pronoun- Few people, few things.
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 FEW
- "A __ Good Men"
- Not many
- Limited number
- USMC poster word
- Hardly any
- A handful
- A limited number of
- Handful
- Precious amount?
- Small handful
More clues leading to the result SCANT
- Meager
- Barely adequate
- Barely sufficient
- Marginally enough
- Mere
- Barely enough
- Few and far between
- Grudging, as attention
- Limited
- In short supply
More clues leading to the result ATAD
- Just ___ (tiny amount)
- Slightly
- Somewhat
- Just __ (the slightest bit)
- Just slightly
- Ever so slightly
- Not very much
- Smidge
- Some
- The teensiest bit
More clues leading to the result NARY
- Not one
- None at all
- None
- ___ a soul
- Not any
- Colloquial "not"
- Quaint negative
- Hardly any
- Not (a one)
- Not even one
More clues leading to the result ONE
- 20% of a fin
- "A Chorus Line" number
- "My __ and Only"
- "__-Trick Pony" (Paul Simon film)
- "___ for the money"
- 10% of a sawbuck
- 1969 Three Dog Night hit
- Change-machine input
- Hole in ____
- Italian noble family
More clues leading to the result AFEW
- Some
- "___ Good Men"
- Not exactly tons
- The number of theme entries I recognize in a typical 20-Across
- Three or four
- Not many
- Several
- No great trove
- Some, but not many
- Not too many
More clues leading to the result ABIT
- Slightly
- Small amount
- Somewhat
- Partially
- Sorta
- Kinda sorta
- Not much
- Somewhat, not much
- Rather
- "That's ___ much"
More clues leading to the result SLIM
- Actor Pickens
- Narrow of shape
- Pickens, the actor
- Lose it
- Willowy
- Fat free?
- Highly unlikely
- Nigh impossible
- Unlikely
- Carlos ___ (Mexican businessman who has a controlling interest in the New York Times)
More clues leading to the result A DAB
More clues leading to the result ONEORTWO
- Hardly any at all
- A few, usually
- Not too many
- Less than a few
- Not a lot
- Far from oceans
- Indefinite number.
- Very few.
- A few.
- Not many
More clues leading to the result MERE
- Being nothing more than
- Insignificant
- Parisian parent
- Simple
- Small
- Bare
- Just
- Michel's mother
- Nothing but
- Nothing more than