The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word OPUS which also is the latest solution we found used in Chronicle of Higher Education in 2012.
Literary work crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| OPUS | 25 % | 4 |
| ESSAY | 21 % | 5 |
| ODE | 14 % | 3 |
| EPOS | 7 % | 4 |
| EPODE | 7 % | 5 |
| POEM | 4 % | 4 |
| CENTO | 4 % | 5 |
| NOVELLA | 4 % | 7 |
| VERSE | 4 % | 5 |
| SONNET | 4 % | 6 |
| BOOK | 4 % | 4 |
| SATIRE | 4 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Literary work
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- literary composition
- literature
- literary criticism
- novelistic
- literatures
- creative writing
- poetry
- writings
- novelistically
- novelist
- prose poem
- written material
Crossword Answer definitions
OPUS noun- A work of music or set of works with a specified rank in an ordering of a composer's complete published works.
- A work, especially of art.
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 OPUS
- Magnum __ (great work)
- Musical number?
- Musical piece
- Musical work
- Work by Beethoven
- "Bloom County 2015" character
- Work of classical music
- Piece of work
- Major work
- Mr. Holland's masterpiece
More clues leading to the result ESSAY
- "The Myth of Sisyphus", for example
- Bacon bit
- Emerson output
- Emerson product
- Montaigne masterpiece
- Op-ed offering
- Op-ed piece
- Short composition
- Bacon piece
- Dissertation
More clues leading to the result ODE
- "If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?" work
- "__ to a Nightingale"
- Dedicated poem
- Keats work
- Lyric poem
- Lyric work
- Piece by Homer
- Pindar specialty
- Poem of praise
- Poetic tribute
More clues leading to the result EPOS
- Collection of verse
- Poetry collection
- Heroic poetry
- Homeric material
- Collection of poems
- Saga in verse
- "Aeneid," e.g.
- "Theogeny," e.g.
- Hesiod's "Theogony," e.g.
- Body of majestic poetry
More clues leading to the result EPODE
- Lyric poem
- Pindaric verse
- Greek lyric poem
- Horatian lyric form
- Greek stanza
- Horatian poem
- Lyrical poem
- Verse form
- Poetic form invented by Archilochus
- Part of a lyric poem
More clues leading to the result POEM
- Metrical composition
- It has many feet
- Verbal composition
- "Jabberwocky," for one
- Crane's creation
- Dove creation
- Dove product
- Haiku or clerihew
- Pound piece
- "Trees," e.g.
More clues leading to the result CENTO
- Anchovy brand
- Dieci squared
- Italian's 100
- Literary patchwork
- Poetic patchwork
- Poem composed of quotes
- Poem comprised of quotations
- Writing comprised of quotes
- Poetry made up of lines borrowed from others.
- Poetry made up of lines borrowed from established authors.
More clues leading to the result NOVELLA
- Form of fiction
- Short book
- Long story made short?
- "Heart of Darkness," for one
- Short story's big brother
- Welty's "The Optimist's Daughter," e.g.
- Long short story
- "Animal Farm," for one
- King's "The Library Policeman," e.g.
- "Billy Budd," for one
More clues leading to the result VERSE
- Jingle, e.g.
- Poem segment
- Chorus preceder
- Poet's production
- Pound output
- Limerick, for one
- Poem
- Piece of poetry
- Stanza
- Chapter's partner
More clues leading to the result SONNET
- Wordsworth offering
- "The New Colossus," for one
- Frost piece
- Petrarchan piece
- 14-line verse
- Octet + sestet
- `abba abba cde cde` creation
- "Ozymandias," for one
- Type of poem cited in "Easter Parade"
- 14-line poem
More clues leading to the result BOOK
- Volume
- Reserve
- 26-Across, e.g.
- Match packet
- Reserve, as rooms
- Stamp purchase
- Reserve, as a hotel room
- Movie basis, often
- Throw the ___ at (punish severely)
- It may be thrown at you