The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word RIVAL which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2019.
Hold a candle to crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RIVAL | 67 % | 5 |
| BURN | 17 % | 4 |
| COMPARE | 17 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Hold a candle to
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Crossword Answer definitions
RIVAL noun- A competitor (person, team, company, etc.) with the same goal as another, or striving to attain the same thing. Defeating a rival may be a primary or necessary goal of a competitor.
- Someone or something with similar claims of quality or distinction as another.
- One having a common right or privilege with another; a partner.
- To oppose or compete with.
- To be equal to, or match, or to surpass another.
- To strive to equal or excel; to emulate.
- Having the same pretensions or claims; standing in competition for superiority.
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 RIVAL
- Alpo competitor
- Be a match for
- Competitor
- Eton to Harrow, for example
- Alamo, to Avis
- Lock horns
- Oppose
- Gladstone, to Disraeli
- Challenger
- Djokovic, to Federer
More clues leading to the result BURN
- Ruin, in the kitchen
- Torch
- Beach woe
- Overcook
- Use, as energy
- Combust
- "___ Notice"
- Hold one's feet to the fire?
- Put onto DVD
- Reduce to ashes