The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word PENT , but the solution may also be REPRESSED which is one of the most recent solution (2014 in LA Times).
Held in crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PENT | 80 % | 4 |
| REPRESSED | 10 % | 9 |
| PENTUP | 10 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Held in
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- contained
- confined
- restricted
- confines
- cabin
- confine
- coop
- restrictive
- tether
- bound
- constrain
- close
Crossword Answer definitions
PENT verb- To enclose in a pen.
- Confinement; concealment.
- Confined in a pen, imprisoned.
- A pentatonic scale.
- A pentacle or pentagram.
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 PENT
- Shut in
- Cooped (up)
- Cooped up
- Shut up
- Bottled (up)
- Confined
- Closely confined
- Locked (up)
- Boxed in
- Confined, with "up"