The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word HELD which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2019.
Kept in confinement crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| HELD | 80 % | 4 |
| CAGED | 20 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Kept in confinement
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- held
- captive
- close
- detainee
- hold
- pound
- pounded
- aviary
- cell
- mee
- meq
- mew
Crossword Answer definitions
HELD verb- To grasp or grip.
- To contain or store.
- (heading) To maintain or keep to a position or state.
- (heading) To maintain or keep to particular opinions, promises, actions.
- To win one's own service game.
- To take place, to occur.
- To organise an event or meeting (usually in passive voice).
- To derive right or title.
- In a food or drink order at an informal restaurant etc., requesting that a component normally included in that order be omitted.
- To be in possession of illicit drugs for sale.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result HELD
- Contained
- Maintained, as an opinion
- Committed a gridiron no-no
- Kept back
- Withstood
- Kept in jail
- Possessed
- Didn't budge
- Didn't fall
- Wouldn't let go