The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word HELD , but the solution may also be HUNGONTO which is one of the most recent solution (2020 in New York Times).
Kept crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| HELD | 20 % | 4 |
| SAVED | 17 % | 5 |
| RETAINED | 13 % | 8 |
| HUNGONTO | 10 % | 8 |
| STORED | 7 % | 6 |
| LEFTIN | 7 % | 6 |
| DETAINED | 7 % | 8 |
| HAD | 7 % | 3 |
| HARBORED | 3 % | 8 |
| OWNED | 3 % | 5 |
| HOARDED | 3 % | 7 |
| PRESERVED | 3 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Kept
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- unbroken
- adhered
- attained
- avoided
- been
- borne
- bound
- bred
- brought
- cared
- carried
- classified
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
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
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
More clues leading to the result SAVED
- Backed up
- Contributed to an IRA
- Held on to
- Administered CPR, maybe
- Rescued
- Exercised frugality
- Redeemed
- Held for later
- Kept for a rainy day
- Took advantage of bargains
More clues leading to the result RETAINED
- Hired, as counsel
- Kept
- Held onto
- Held.
- Kept in mind.
- Hired
- Hired an attorney
- Kept on
- Kept in possession
- Hired, as a lawyer
More clues leading to the result HUNGONTO
More clues leading to the result STORED
- Piled up
- In the cloud, perhaps?
- Put in the cloud
- Packed away
- Salted away
- Kept for later
- On disk
- Tucked away
- Kept
- Kept for later use
More clues leading to the result LEFTIN
- Didn't cut
- Not removed
- Didn't remove
- Didn't delete
- Allowed to remain.
- Stetted
- Not taken out, like passages of a newspaper article: 2 wds.
- Kept
- Didn't take out
More clues leading to the result DETAINED
More clues leading to the result HAD
- Owned
- Hoodwinked
- "I've been ___!"
- Scammed
- Tricked
- Rooked
- Swindled
- "This ___ better be good!"
- "___ enough?"
- Consumed
More clues leading to the result HARBORED
More clues leading to the result OWNED
- Possessed
- Held
- Totally dominated
- Held the deed to
- Defeated, to gamers
- Dominated, in gamer-speak
- Utterly dominated
- Held the title to
- Acknowledged
- Had
More clues leading to the result HOARDED
- Kept
- Put away
- Accumulated to a fault
- Like a nest egg
- Stockpiled
- Amassed and concealed.
- Amassed.
- Laid in a big supply.
- Kept to oneself?
- Acted the miser