The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word VERBATIM which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1996.
Literal crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
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VERBATIM | 50 % | 8 |
BALD | 50 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Literal
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- word-for-word
- actual
- exact
- denotative
- true
- explicit
- genuine
- real
- pure and simple
- unembellished
- typographical error
- erratum
Crossword Answer definitions
VERBATIM noun- A word-for-word report of a speech.
- (of a document) Corresponding with the original word for word.
- (of a person) Able to take down a speech word for word, especially in shorthand.
- Word for word; in exactly the same words as were used originally.
- Orally; verbally.
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 VERBATIM
- Word for word
- Exactly as spoken
- Copied precisely
- Word for word.
- Literal
- Word-perfect?
- Exactly
- Without paraphrasing