The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word EXTENDS , but the solution may also be ADDS TO which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in LA Times).
Lengthens crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| EXTENDS | 38 % | 7 |
| ELONGATES | 25 % | 9 |
| ADDS TO | 13 % | 7 |
| EKES | 13 % | 4 |
| PROTRACTS | 13 % | 9 |
Why may ADDS-TO be the right solution?
The answer "ADDS TO" is the right solution for the clue "Lengthens" because when you add something to an existing object or situation, it becomes longer in length.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Lengthens
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- prolongation
- protraction
- increasing
- perpetuation
- continues
- extends
- lasts
- prolongs
- elongate
- elongation
- elongated
- extended
Crossword Answer definitions
EXTENDS verb- To increase in extent.
- To possess a certain extent; to cover an amount of space.
- To cause to increase in extent.
- To cause to last for a longer period of time.
- To straighten (a limb).
- To bestow; to offer; to impart; to apply.
- To increase in quantity by weakening or adulterating additions.
- To value, as lands taken by a writ of extent in satisfaction of a debt; to assign by writ of extent.
- Of a class: to be an extension or subtype of, or to be based on, a prototype or a more abstract class.
- To reenlist for a further period.
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 EXTENDS
- Stretches
- Lengthens
- Widens
- Goes further
- Adds on to
- Draws out
- Pushes back, as a deadline
- Stretches out
- Makes available
- Holds out
More clues leading to the result ELONGATES
More clues leading to the result ADDS TO
More clues leading to the result EKES
- Squeezes (out)
- ___ out (supplements)
- Barely manages
- Economizes
- Makes last
- Stretches out
- Supplements
- With "out": makes do
- Gets with great effort
- Scratches (out)