The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SWAY , but the solution may also be CLOUT which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in LA Times).
Influence crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SWAY | 34 % | 4 |
| PULL | 21 % | 4 |
| CLOUT | 16 % | 5 |
| AFFECT | 4 % | 6 |
| BIAS | 3 % | 4 |
| HEFT | 3 % | 4 |
| IMPACT | 2 % | 6 |
| LEVERAGE | 2 % | 8 |
| ACTON | 2 % | 5 |
| COLOR | 2 % | 5 |
| ACTUPON | 2 % | 7 |
| GETTO | 1 % | 5 |
| MPCT | 1 % | 4 |
| EFFECT | 1 % | 6 |
| GETAT | 1 % | 5 |
| SAY | 1 % | 3 |
| JUICE | 1 % | 5 |
| MUSCLE | 1 % | 6 |
| POWER | 1 % | 5 |
| SPELL | 1 % | 5 |
| MOLD | 1 % | 4 |
| OPERATEON | 1 % | 9 |
| REACH | 1 % | 5 |
| DRAG | 1 % | 4 |
| BEND | 1 % | 4 |
| ONEAL | 1 % | 5 |
| STEER | 1 % | 5 |
| WIN | 1 % | 3 |
| PRESTIGE | 1 % | 8 |
Why may CLOUT be the right solution?
The word "clout" is a suitable answer for the clue "influence" because it refers to having power or influence over others.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Influence
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- shape
- determine
- regulate
- charm
- tempt
- act upon
- sway
- impact
- affect
- control
- effect
- influential
Crossword Answer definitions
SWAY noun- The act of swaying; a swaying motion; a swing or sweep of a weapon.
- A rocking or swinging motion.
- Influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side
- Preponderance; turn or cast of balance.
- Rule; dominion; control; power.
- A switch or rod used by thatchers to bind their work.
- The maximum amplitude of a vehicle's lateral motion.
- To move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock.
- To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield.
- To influence or direct by power, authority, persuasion, or by moral force; to rule; to govern; to guide. Compare persuade.
- To cause to incline or swing to one side, or backward and forward; to bias; to turn; to bend; warp.
- To hoist (a mast or yard) into position.
- To be drawn to one side by weight or influence; to lean; to incline.
- To have weight or influence.
- To bear sway; to rule; to govern.
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 SWAY
- Teeter totter
- Influence one's decision
- Rock back and forth
- Influence
- Convince
- Move in the breeze
- Rock
- Bring around
- Win over
- Move to the music
More clues leading to the result PULL
- Door word
- Trapshooter's shout
- Weight
- Influence
- Instruction on a door
- Magnetism
- Tow
- Word by a door handle
- Word on a door
- Word above a handle
More clues leading to the result CLOUT
- Muscle
- Influence
- Heavy influence
- Mighty whack
- Pull
- Power, so to speak
- Political influence
- Political power
- Influence, as in politics
- Leverage
More clues leading to the result AFFECT
- Have an impact on
- Act on
- Hit home with
- Influence
- Have an influence on
- Touch
- Produce a change in
- Feign
- Move
- Put on, as airs
More clues leading to the result BIAS
- Diagonal
- Diagonal cut
- It isn't fair
- It's not fair
- __-ply tire
- Slant
- Inclination
- Leaning
- CNN's "No ___. No Bull."
- Media Matters subject
More clues leading to the result HEFT
- Lift up
- Weight
- Significance
- Test the weight of
- Weightiness
- Hoist
- Pick up
- Hallmark of a tome
- Tome's attribute
- Carry with effort
More clues leading to the result IMPACT
- Forceful impression
- Effect
- Collision
- Hit hard
- Significant effect
- Bear on
- Influence
- Affect
- Have an effect on
- Make an impression on
More clues leading to the result LEVERAGE
- Credit-based investment
- Influence
- Investor's advantage
- Mechanical advantage.
- Archimedes asked for it.
- Increased power of action.
- Means of using greater force.
- Power; effectiveness.
- Lifting power.
- Effectiveness
More clues leading to the result ACTON
- Respond to, as advice
- Suburb of Boston
- Take the bull by the horns
- Boston suburb
- Follow (advice)
- Carry further
- Middlesex town
- Affect
- Do something about
- "Power tends to corrupt ..." speaker
More clues leading to the result COLOR
- "The __ of Money"
- Crayola choice
- Magenta or mauve
- Car-registration datum
- Pass time waiting for the pediatrician, perhaps
- Use crayons
- Do salon work
- ___ commentary
- Flush
- Play with crayons
More clues leading to the result ACTUPON
- Do more than just consider
- Catalyze
- Follow, as advice
- Do something about
- Give trouble to
- Influence
- Affect
- Follow
- Start to give trouble to
- Not just consider
More clues leading to the result GETTO
- Arrive
- Arrive at
- Reach
- Really irk
- Bother
- Bother, after a while
- "___ work!"
- Affect emotionally
- Have an effect on
- Annoy
More clues leading to the result MPCT
More clues leading to the result EFFECT
- Aftermath
- Trick shot?
- Consequence
- Influence
- Trick shot in a film
- It might be special
- Make happen
- Cause consequence
- Result
- Outcome
More clues leading to the result GETAT
More clues leading to the result SAY
- Utter
- "By the way, ..."
- For example
- Two cents
- State
- Verbalize
- "So, um, about that thing ..."
- Pronounce
- "Come to think of it ..."
- "That's really something!"
More clues leading to the result JUICE
- Diner drink
- Breakfast order
- Electricity
- Breakfast beverage
- Query, part 3
- Lemon extract
- Power
- Moo ___ (milk)
- Fruit quaff
- Electrical power
More clues leading to the result MUSCLE
- Something picked up at the gym
- Iron-pumper's pride
- Bodyguards or bouncers
- The heart is largely this
- Might
- Word before car or fiber
- Brawn
- Kind of car
- Influence
- With 44-Across, they're found at the ends of 17-, 25-, 49- and 59-Across
More clues leading to the result POWER
- Force
- Might
- Wire service?
- Influence
- Useful button to try when dealing with a malfunctioning machine
- Strength
- Switch-hitter's delivery?
- Watts happening?
- Word with trip or strip
- Plant output
More clues leading to the result SPELL
- Period of time
- Love-potion effect
- Amount to, as doom
- Be in a bee
- Accio or Glisseo in Harry Potter, e.g.
- Casting call?
- Enchantment
- Hex
- Mage's casting
- Magic touch?
More clues leading to the result MOLD
- Mildew, for one
- Bundt cake form
- Shape
- Foundry form
- Sign of disuse
- Jell-O ring
- Back-of-the-fridge problem
- Basement problem
- Fungus growth
- Play with clay
More clues leading to the result OPERATEON
More clues leading to the result REACH
- Arrive at
- Big name in toothbrushes
- Boxer's measurement
- Get to
- Prizefighter's stat
- Arm's length?
- Attain
- Effective range
- Boardinghouse ___
- "Tale of the tape" measure
More clues leading to the result DRAG
- Race, in a way
- Tow along
- Wind resistance
- Trail along
- Outfit with heels, often
- Pull along
- Burlesque routine
- Last too long
- Haul
- Kind of race
More clues leading to the result BEND
More clues leading to the result ONEAL
- Basketball star Shaquille
- Either of two "Paper Moon" stars
- Fawcett's ex
- Ryan or Tatum
- "Barry Lyndon" star
- 1973 "Best Supporting Actress"
- Big Laker
- 1973 Oscar winner Tatum
- Lakers dunker
- Name on Shaq's jersey
More clues leading to the result STEER
- Beef on the hoof
- Cattle ranch critter
- It may have a brand name
- Take the helm
- Range rover?
- Direct
- Direct, as a car
- Guide the ride
- Navigate
- Influence
More clues leading to the result WIN
- Carry the day
- Triumph
- "... __ one for the Gipper"
- Take the pot
- Come out on top
- Acquire
- Mate, say
- Number before a dash, in sports stats
- Run circles around
- Top things off?