The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SLOPE , but the solution may also be LEAN which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in LA Times).
Incline crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SLOPE | 26 % | 5 |
| TEND | 17 % | 4 |
| SLANT | 13 % | 5 |
| RAMP | 12 % | 4 |
| LEAN | 9 % | 4 |
| TILT | 6 % | 4 |
| GRADE | 3 % | 5 |
| TIP | 3 % | 3 |
| LIST | 2 % | 4 |
| CANT | 2 % | 4 |
| DISPOSE | 2 % | 7 |
| PREDISPOSE | 2 % | 10 |
| HILL | 1 % | 4 |
| UPSLOPE | 1 % | 7 |
| VERGE | 0 % | 5 |
| UPGRADE | 0 % | 7 |
| BEND | 0 % | 4 |
| BEVEL | 0 % | 5 |
| TREND | 0 % | 5 |
| HILLSIDE | 0 % | 8 |
| RAKE | 0 % | 4 |
Why may LEAN be the right solution?
The word "LEAN" means to incline or bend in a particular direction, making it the right solution for the clue "Incline."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Incline
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- slope
- lean
- run
- dispose
- ramp
- tend
- side
- pitch
- tilt
- slant
- inclination
- sloping
Crossword Answer definitions
SLOPE noun- An area of ground that tends evenly upward or downward.
- The degree to which a surface tends upward or downward.
- The ratio of the vertical and horizontal distances between two points on a line; zero if the line is horizontal, undefined if it is vertical.
- The slope of the line tangent to a curve at a given point.
- The angle a roof surface makes with the horizontal, expressed as a ratio of the units of vertical rise to the units of horizontal length (sometimes referred to as run).
- A person of Chinese or other East Asian descent.
- To tend steadily upward or downward.
- To form with a slope; to give an oblique or slanting direction to; to incline or slant.
- (usually followed by a preposition) To try to move surreptitiously.
- To hold a rifle at a slope with forearm perpendicular to the body in front holding the butt, the rifle resting on the shoulder.
- Sloping.
- Slopingly
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 SLOPE
- Skiing site
- Stowe feature
- Ski area
- Rise over run
- It may be slippery
- Chairlift's spot
- Ski site
- Incline
- Inclination
- Acclivity
More clues leading to the result TEND
- Be inclined
- Care for
- Fuss with the flock
- Shepherd
- Work a bar
- Look after
- Watch over
- Take care of
- Have an inclination
- Take care of, as the bar
More clues leading to the result SLANT
- Handwriting feature
- Bias
- Point of view
- Viewpoint
- Angle
- Particular bias
- What many news outlets have
- Reportorial approach
- Quick pass in football
- Biased viewpoint
More clues leading to the result RAMP
- Freeway entrance
- Highway entrance
- One way to get on
- Stadium walkway
- Turnpike access
- Turnpike exit
- Freeway access
- Paved incline
- Way off
- Increase, with up
More clues leading to the result LEAN
- Like Spratt
- Like superior deli meat
- Low in fat, meatwise
- Deli order add-on
- "Lawrence of Arabia" director
- Bend away from the vertical
- Like Jack Sprat
- Rangy
- Sprat's preference
- "Ryan's Daughter" director
More clues leading to the result TILT
- Inclination
- Joust
- Pinball flub
- Pinball aborter
- Pinball machine crasher
- Pinball machine no-no
- Pinball no-no
- Pinball foul
- Medieval contest
- Arcade flub
More clues leading to the result GRADE
- Part of GPA
- Rate
- Part of LTJG
- A, B, C or D, e.g.
- German mark?
- School division
- A or B
- Test mark
- Examiner's award
- Do teacher's homework
More clues leading to the result TIP
- Bucks on the counter, perhaps
- Upset
- Table leaving
- Tout's advice
- Gratuity
- See 5-Down
- Pointer
- Money left behind
- It comes to those who wait
- Autograt, e.g.
More clues leading to the result LIST
- A __ (elite)
- Supermarket-shopper's need
- Santa's need
- Word with wish or waiting
- Check off
- Menu
- To-do ___
- A-__ (elite)
- One thing after another
- Roster
More clues leading to the result CANT
- Defeatist's word
- Isn't capable of
- Argot
- Patois
- Slanting surface
- Slope
- Tilted position
- "This __ be!"
- Lean to one side
- "You ___ fight city hall"
More clues leading to the result DISPOSE
- Decide a matter
- Get rid (of)
- Settle, with "of"
- Throw out, with "of"
- Incline
- Decide matters
- Adjust.
- Settle.
- Put in proper order.
- Arrange or settle.
More clues leading to the result PREDISPOSE
More clues leading to the result HILL
- Beatles' song "The Fool on the ___"
- San Francisco topographical feature
- Capitol location
- Heartbreak ___ (Boston Marathon leg)
- Rise
- Sledding site
- Mini-mountain
- Ottawa's Parliament ___
- Fanny ___ (John Cleland heroine)
- Capitol or Capitoline follower
More clues leading to the result UPSLOPE
More clues leading to the result VERGE
- Brink
- Extreme edge
- "Women on the ___ of a Nervous Breakdown"
- Margin
- Threshold
- Border
- Brink or border
- Shoulder, in Britain
- "Women on the ___ of a Nervous Breakdown" (1988 comedy)
- On the ___ of (approaching)
More clues leading to the result UPGRADE
- Get a new cell phone, maybe
- Improvement
- Software improvement
- Roomier airplane seat, say
- Go from coach to business, say
- Improved model
- Better
- Ascent toward a better state.
- Use a higher standard.
- Promote.
More clues leading to the result BEND
More clues leading to the result BEVEL
- Angle other than right
- Carpenter's tool (hint: it doesn't start with L)
- Angle of some window panes
- Slanted surface
- Cut at an angle
- Cut obliquely
- Angular cut
- Angled edge, as on a plank
- Incline
- Incline or slant
More clues leading to the result TREND
- The latest in fashion
- Current style, as in fashion
- Election-night data
- Movement
- Slant
- Drift
- Fashion
- It's in
- Analyst's result
- Be the subject of many posts
More clues leading to the result HILLSIDE
- Incline
- Slope
- Ski run spot
- Sledding spot
- Phenomenon of San Francisco's layout.
- San Francisco feature
- Slope's kin
- Sledding site
- Sledding locale
- Snowboarding spot