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 |
PLAYINGCARDSUIT | 1 % | 15 |
ROOT | 1 % | 4 |
CENTER | 1 % | 6 |
GUTS | 1 % | 4 |
QUITEGENEROUS | 1 % | 13 |
EMOTION | 1 % | 7 |
CENTEROFEMOTION | 1 % | 15 |
SLEEVEADORNMENT | 1 % | 15 |
KERNEL | 1 % | 6 |
VALENTINESYMBOL | 1 % | 15 |
ARTICHOKEBOTTOM | 1 % | 15 |
DAMNYANKEESTUNE | 1 % | 15 |
ORGAN | 1 % | 5 |
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 PLAYINGCARDSUIT
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 GUTS
More clues leading to the result QUITEGENEROUS
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
More clues leading to the result CENTEROFEMOTION
More clues leading to the result SLEEVEADORNMENT
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?