The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word LINEAL , but the solution may also be GENETIC which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in LA Times).
Hereditary crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LINEAL | 37 % | 6 |
| INNATE | 24 % | 6 |
| INBORN | 13 % | 6 |
| FAMILIAL | 9 % | 8 |
| GENETIC | 6 % | 7 |
| INBRED | 6 % | 6 |
| ANCESTRAL | 4 % | 9 |
| LINEAR | 1 % | 6 |
Why may GENETIC be the right solution?
The word "hereditary" refers to traits or characteristics that are passed down from one generation to another through genes. "Genetic" is the right answer because it directly relates to the concept of heredity and the passing on of traits through genes.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Hereditary
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- patrimonial
- inherited
- heritable
- inheritable
- ancestral
- familial
- transmitted
- genetic
- transmissible
- prince
- traditional
- lineal
Crossword Answer definitions
LINEAL adjective- (family) Of a family relationship that includes mothers, fathers, daughters, sons, grandparents, grandchildren, etc., but not siblings; as opposed to collateral.
- Inheriting by direct descent; having the right by direct descent to succeed (to).
- Composed of lines; delineated.
- In the direction of a line; of a line; of or relating to a line; measured on, or ascertained by, a line; linear.
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 LINEAL
- Of direct descent
- Hereditary
- Kind of descent
- Like a direct descendant
- Like royal succession
- In succession
- Genealogical
- Hereditary.
- A kind of descendant.
- In direct succession.
More clues leading to the result INNATE
- Possessed at birth
- Deep-seated
- Congenital
- Existing naturally
- Natural
- Like something you're born with
- Present from birth
- Deep inside
- Like some senses
- God-given
More clues leading to the result INBORN
More clues leading to the result FAMILIAL
More clues leading to the result GENETIC
- All in the family?
- Kind of code
- Kind of map or code
- Kind of marker
- Kind of engineer
- Kind of fingerprint or code
- Like some fingerprints
- Like some markers
- RNA-related
- Like some traits
More clues leading to the result INBRED
- Innate
- Naturally inherent
- Deep-seated
- Native
- Hereditary
- Like pedigreed dogs
- Fostered thru heredity, desirable traits
- Genetic
- Fostered through heredity, as desirable traits
- Deeply rooted
More clues leading to the result ANCESTRAL
- Concerning forebears
- Of yore and lore
- Inherited, perhaps
- Like some stately homes
- Pertaining to progenitors.
- Pertaining to forebears.
- Parental.
- Hereditary.
- Atavistic
- Of one's forebears