The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word TILT , but the solution may also be LIST which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in LA Times).
Lean crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TILT | 18 % | 4 |
| LANK | 12 % | 4 |
| SPARE | 12 % | 5 |
| TEND | 11 % | 4 |
| LIST | 8 % | 4 |
| TRIM | 4 % | 4 |
| THIN | 4 % | 4 |
| CANT | 4 % | 4 |
| MEAGER | 4 % | 6 |
| INCLINE | 3 % | 7 |
| RELY | 2 % | 4 |
| LOWFAT | 2 % | 6 |
| LANKY | 2 % | 5 |
| SLENDER | 2 % | 7 |
| SLIM | 2 % | 4 |
| SPARSE | 2 % | 6 |
| GAUNT | 1 % | 5 |
| ANGULAR | 1 % | 7 |
| SKEW | 1 % | 4 |
| SCANTY | 1 % | 6 |
| SLANT | 1 % | 5 |
| BIAS | 1 % | 4 |
| BONY | 1 % | 4 |
| THINASARAIL | 1 % | 11 |
| TIP | 1 % | 3 |
| SKINNY | 1 % | 6 |
| WIRY | 1 % | 4 |
Why may LIST be the right solution?
The word "lean" can be synonymous with "list" in the sense of inclining or tilting to one side.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Lean
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- inclination
- incline
- tilt
- slant
- run
- trim
- wiry
- shrunken
- shrivelled
- shriveled
- pinched
- thin
Crossword Answer definitions
TILT noun- A slope or inclination.
- The inclination of part of the body, such as backbone, pelvis, head, etc.
- The controlled vertical movement of a camera, or a device to achieve this.
- A jousting contest.
- An attempt at something, such as a tilt at public office.
- A thrust, as with a lance.
- A tilt hammer.
- To slope or incline (something); to slant.
- (jousting) To charge (at someone) with a lance.
- To be at an angle.
- To point or thrust a weapon at.
- To point or thrust (a weapon).
- To forge (something) with a tilt hammer.
- To play worse than usual (often as a result of previous bad luck or losses).
- (of a machine) To intentionally let the ball fall down to the drain by disabling flippers and most targets, done as a punishment to the player when the machine is nudged too violently or frequently.
- A canvas covering for carts, boats, etc.
- Any covering overhead; especially, a tent.
- To cover with a tilt, or awning.
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 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 LANK
- Long and lean
- Limp, of hair
- Slender
- Tall and thin
- Rangy
- Long and slender
- Unduly long and slender, as grass
- Lean
- Slender and thin
- Gaunt
More clues leading to the result SPARE
- Next best thing to a strike
- Left over
- Type of tire
- Diagonal line, on a score sheet
- Donut in a trunk
- Flat replacement
- It may be found in the trunk
- Trunk item
- Do without
- Converted split
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 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 TRIM
- Lean
- Shaping at the salon
- Short clip
- Svelte
- Use clippers
- Cut corners
- Touch up, as this puzzle's subject does to a beard (See STEPS)
- In shape
- A little off?
- Athletic
More clues leading to the result THIN
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 MEAGER
More clues leading to the result INCLINE
- Have a leaning
- Have a slant
- Type of cable railroad
- Slant
- Tilt
- Slope
- Lean
- Grade
- Pitch
- It may get the ball rolling
More clues leading to the result RELY
- Bank on
- Be dependent on
- Depend
- Place confidence
- Swear by, with "on"
- Be dependent (on)
- Count on
- Count (on)
- Lean (on)
- Bank
More clues leading to the result LOWFAT
- Like some yogurts
- Like skim milk
- Weight-watcher friendly
- Light, in a way
- Like much yogurt
- Watchword for certain losers?
- Yes: skim milk, egg-white omelets, chicken; No: ice cream, cheeseburgers, donuts
- Dieter's catchword
- Weight-watcher-friendly
- Loser's catchword
More clues leading to the result LANKY
- Ungracefully thin
- Gangling
- Ungainly
- Like many Olympic high jumpers
- Like some long-limbed people
- Tall and spare
- Thin and rawboned
- Tall and thin
- Long-limbed
- Hardly obese
More clues leading to the result SLENDER
- Like a successful dieter
- Svelte
- Trim
- Wispy
- Having a trim figure
- Willowy
- Reedlike
- Gracefully thin
- Lean
- Adjective for a model
More clues leading to the result SLIM
- Actor Pickens
- Narrow of shape
- Pickens, the actor
- Lose it
- Willowy
- Fat free?
- Highly unlikely
- Nigh impossible
- Unlikely
- Carlos ___ (Mexican businessman who has a controlling interest in the New York Times)
More clues leading to the result SPARSE
- Few and far between
- Meager
- Hardly filled in
- Inadequate
- Widely scattered
- Hardly packed
- Thinly scattered
- Far from dense
- Scattered
- Thin
More clues leading to the result GAUNT
- Scrawny
- Extremely lean
- Too thin
- Overly thin
- Very thin
- Thin and angular
- Hardly hearty
- Emaciated-looking
- Emaciated
- Thin and bony
More clues leading to the result ANGULAR
- Having sharp corners
- Bony
- Lean and bony
- Sharp-cornered
- Gaunt
- Like many Cubist paintings
- Not curved
- Very lean
- Like some physiques
- Rawboned
More clues leading to the result SKEW
- Go astray
- Distort
- Manipulate, as data
- Spin, in a way
- Twist
- Move obliquely
- Distort, as data
- Get out of kilter
- Slant
- Depict unfairly
More clues leading to the result SCANTY
- Meager
- Sparse
- Insufficient
- Barely adequate
- Like a string bikini
- Minimal
- Like some beachwear
- Like some bathing suits
- Meager; sparse
- Barely sufficient
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 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 BONY
- In need of fattening up
- Undernourished
- Like a skeleton
- Like a witch's fingers
- Extremely thin
- Scrawny
- Skeletal
- Too thin
- Skinny
- Like unfilleted sardines
More clues leading to the result THINASARAIL
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 SKINNY
- Real story
- Inside info
- Like a person in an "after" photo, often
- Nonfat, in coffeehouse lingo
- Poop
- Underweight
- Adjective for Olive Oyl
- Lowdown
- Gossip, slangily
- Gossip