The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ATBAY which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2020.
Held in check crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ATBAY | 56 % | 5 |
| REINED | 36 % | 6 |
| GOVERNED | 4 % | 8 |
| LEASHED | 4 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Held in check
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- restrained
- controlled
- limited
- inclusion
- modality
- limiting
- limitation
- very
- limiter
- restrict
- corrective
- term
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 ATBAY
- Trapped
- Unable to retreat
- In a powerless situation
- Cornered
- Held off
- How a dog might hold you
- Under control
- On the defensive
- In check
- With one's back to the wall
More clues leading to the result REINED
- Controlled with straps
- Harnessed
- Curbed
- Curbed, with "in"
- ___ in (checked)
- Held in check
- Restrained, with "in"
- On a tight leash
- Restrained, as a horse
- Held one's horses