The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word CORE , but the solution may also be CRUX which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Heart crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
---|---|---|
CORE | 34 % | 4 |
CRUX | 10 % | 4 |
MIDST | 9 % | 5 |
COR | 7 % | 3 |
GIST | 7 % | 4 |
NUB | 5 % | 3 |
PITH | 5 % | 4 |
ESSENCE | 4 % | 7 |
ESSE | 4 % | 4 |
TICKER | 2 % | 6 |
COURAGE | 2 % | 7 |
METTLE | 1 % | 6 |
MEAT | 1 % | 4 |
CENTERORESSENCE | 1 % | 15 |
SLEEVEADORNMENT | 1 % | 15 |
CENTEROFEMOTION | 1 % | 15 |
KERNEL | 1 % | 6 |
VALENTINESYMBOL | 1 % | 15 |
ARTICHOKEBOTTOM | 1 % | 15 |
DAMNYANKEESTUNE | 1 % | 15 |
ORGAN | 1 % | 5 |
ROOT | 1 % | 4 |
CENTER | 1 % | 6 |
PLAYINGCARDSUIT | 1 % | 15 |
EMOTION | 1 % | 7 |
GUTS | 1 % | 4 |
QUITEGENEROUS | 1 % | 13 |
Why may CRUX be the right solution?
The word "crux" is a synonym for "heart" in the sense of the most important or decisive point. It can be used to refer to the central or essential part of something, making it a fitting answer for the clue "Heart."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Heart
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- tenderness
- spirit
- bosom
- marrow
- affection
- eye
- inwardness
- essence
- nerve
- pump
- substance
- pith
Crossword Answer definitions
CORE noun- The central part of fruit, containing the kernels or seeds.
- The heart or inner part of a physical thing
- The center or inner part of a space or area
- The most important part of a thing; the essence.
- The portion of a mold that creates an internal cavity within a casting or that makes a hole in or through a casting.
- The bony process which forms the central axis of the horns in many animals.
- Magnetic data storage.
- An individual computer processor, in the sense when several processors (called cores or CPU cores) are plugged together in one single integrated circuit to work as one (called multi-core processor).
- The material between surface materials in a structured composite sandwich material.
- The inner part of a nuclear reactor in which the nuclear reaction takes place.
- A piece of ferromagnetic material (i.e. soft iron), inside the windings of an electromagnet, that channels the magnetic field.
- A disorder of sheep caused by worms in the liver.
- A cylindrical sample of rock or other materials obtained by core drilling.
- A tiny sample of organic material obtained by means of a fine-needle biopsy.
- The central part of a protein structure consisting in mostly hydrophobic aminoacids.
- The set of feasible allocations that cannot be improved upon by a subset (a coalition) of the economy's agents.
- A hollow cylindrical piece of cardboard around which a web of paper or plastic is winded.
- An atomic nucleus plus inner electrons (i.e. except valence electrons).
- To remove the core of an apple or other fruit.
- To extract a sample with a drill.
- A body of individuals; an assemblage.
- A miner's underground working time or shift.
- Various former units of volume, particularly:
- (machinery, marine) A deposit paid by the purchaser of a rebuilt part, to be refunded on return of a used, rebuildable part, or the returned rebuildable part itself.
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 CORE
- Apple throwaway
- Apple leftover
- Innermost part
- Part of the earth
- Reactor part
- Prepare apples
- Sum and substance
- Apple remnant
- Computer memory, in the old days
- Heart of a nuclear reactor
More clues leading to the result CRUX
- Gist
- Pivotal point
- Heart
- Basic story
- Point
- Heart of the matter
- Nitty-gritty
- Nub
- Decisive stage
- Central feature
More clues leading to the result MIDST
More clues leading to the result COR
- Corrected: Abbr.
- ___ anglais (English horn)
- Medical heart
- __ anglais (English horn)
- Either of two N.T. books
- Either of two N.T. bks.
- Starchy side at a picnic
- ___ Anglais (oboe relative)
- Ovid's heart
- Heart
More clues leading to the result GIST
- Essence
- Heart of the matter
- Basic idea
- Basic picture
- Nuts and bolts
- Main point
- Nub
- Heart
- Central meaning
- Nitty-gritty
More clues leading to the result NUB
- Gist
- Broken crayon, perhaps
- Heart
- Pencil box bit
- Very-much-used pencil
- Oversharpened pencil?
- Well-worn pencil
- Essence
- Essential point
- Short piece of pencil
More clues leading to the result PITH
- Central part
- Essence
- Kind of helmet
- Brevity
- Core
- Heart of the matter
- Essence or core
- Importance
- Safari helmet material
- Essential part
More clues leading to the result ESSENCE
- Magazine whose 2013 cover models have included Janelle MonĂ¡e and Serena Williams
- Crux
- Gist
- Main point
- Gist or quiddity
- Kernel
- Nitty-gritty
- Intrinsic nature
- Heart and soul
- Perfume
More clues leading to the result ESSE
- Actual being
- Being in Caesar's Rome
- In __ (actually)
- In ___ (actually)
- Start of North Carolina's motto
- To be, in Latin
- Being, to Brutus
- Fin ending
- Latin being
- To be in ancient Rome
More clues leading to the result TICKER
- Heart (slang)
- Pump in a trunk
- News crawl, e.g.
- ____ tape parade
- "Heart"
- Grandfather clock, e.g.
- CNBC weekday crawl
- Heart, so to speak
- Heart
- Heart, in slang
More clues leading to the result COURAGE
- Lionhearted-one's quality
- Desire of Lahr's lion
- Cowardly Lion's desire
- Darkest-hour need
- Grace under pressure, to Hemingway
- Bravery
- Mother __
- What a chicken lacks
- Grit, but not grits
- Valorous display
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 MEAT
- Butcher's stock
- Headcheese, essentially
- Edible flesh
- Sum and substance
- Carnivore's need
- Goes with potatoes
- Potatoes' companion
- Food in a locker
- Ribs and such
- Ham or lamb
More clues leading to the result CENTERORESSENCE
More clues leading to the result SLEEVEADORNMENT
More clues leading to the result CENTEROFEMOTION
More clues leading to the result KERNEL
- Corn piece
- Corn cob member
- Nub
- Nitty-gritty
- Corn unit
- Corny bit
- Corny bit?
- Whole seed grain
- Bit of corn
- Ear piece?
More clues leading to the result VALENTINESYMBOL
More clues leading to the result ARTICHOKEBOTTOM
More clues leading to the result DAMNYANKEESTUNE
More clues leading to the result ORGAN
- Bach's instrument
- Church instrument
- Heart, but not soul
- In-house periodical
- Internal publication
- It has many stops
- Grinder's need
- J.S.Bach's instrument
- Music Hall fixture
- Church keys?
More clues leading to the result ROOT
- Cheer for
- Cheer on the home team
- Kind of canal
- Pull for
- Radish, e.g.
- Dentist's canal?
- Take hold
- Cheer
- Origin
- Source
More clues leading to the result CENTER
- You'll find it at the midpoint
- Shaq, for one
- Hoops position
- Offensive linesman
- Toyota ___
- Abdul-Jabbar, e.g.
- Jump-ball participant
- Court giant
- Unseen part of a bonbon
- Position Bill Russell played for the Celtics
More clues leading to the result PLAYINGCARDSUIT
More clues leading to the result EMOTION
- Feeling
- Android's lack
- What Spock suppressed
- Love or hate
- Love, e.g.
- Poker face's lack
- A director may ask for more of it
- It may be repressed
- Joy, for one
- What the cold-blooded don't feel