The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ACRONYM which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2019.
It stands for something crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ACRONYM | 43 % | 7 |
| SYMBOL | 29 % | 6 |
| NOUN | 14 % | 4 |
| ICON | 14 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: It stands for something
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- sign
- entity
- obstacle
- straggler
- monument
- symbol
- opposition
- projection
- representation
- stand
- station
- upright
Crossword Answer definitions
ACRONYM noun- An abbreviation formed by the initial letters of other words, sometimes exclusively such abbreviations when pronounced as a word (as "laser") rather than as individual letters (initialisms such as "TNT").
- An abbreviation formed by the beginning letters or syllables of other words (as "Benelux").
- To form into an acronym.
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 ACRONYM
- NASCAR or NATO
- NASDAQ, NASCAR, or NASA
- NASCAR or NASDAQ
- Snafu, for one
- NATO, e.g.
- NASA, for one
- NATO, for one
- Radar or laser
- NATO or OPEC
- Scuba, e.g.
More clues leading to the result SYMBOL
- + or -
- Conventional representation
- Pictograph
- One thing standing for another
- It stands for something
- Word with peace or sex
- NBC's is a peacock
- Logo, e.g.
- $, for one
- It's just one thing instead of another
More clues leading to the result NOUN
- "Cat" or "dog"
- It can be proper
- Verb preceder
- It's often proper
- Part of speech
- A name is one
- Any thing
- Mouse or squirrel
- Parser's part
- Subject matter