The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word USE , but the solution may also be WIELD which is one of the most recent solution (2022 in New York Times).
Manipulate crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| USE | 62 % | 3 |
| RIG | 15 % | 3 |
| WIELD | 6 % | 5 |
| HANDLE | 5 % | 6 |
| PLY | 4 % | 3 |
| JIGGLEWITH | 1 % | 10 |
| OPERATE | 1 % | 7 |
| ENGINEER | 1 % | 8 |
| WANGLE | 1 % | 6 |
| ALTER | 1 % | 5 |
| PLAY | 1 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Manipulate
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- control
- wangle
- falsify
- fake
- misrepresent
- rig
- cook
- fudge
- treat manually
- manoeuver
- manage
- influence
Crossword Answer definitions
USE noun- The act of using.
- The act of consuming alcohol or narcotics.
- (followed by "of") Usefulness, benefit.
- A function; a purpose for which something may be employed.
- Occasion or need to employ; necessity.
- Interest for lent money; premium paid for the use of something; usury.
- Continued or repeated practice; usage; habit.
- Common occurrence; ordinary experience.
- The special form of ritual adopted for use in any diocese.
- (forging) A slab of iron welded to the side of a forging, such as a shaft, near the end, and afterward drawn down, by hammering, so as to lengthen the forging.
- To utilize or employ.
- To accustom; to habituate. (Now common only in participial form. Uses the same pronunciation as the noun; see usage notes.)
- (except in past tense) To habitually do; to be wont to do. (Now chiefly in past-tense forms; see used to.)
- To behave toward; to act with regard to; to treat.
- To behave, act, comport oneself.
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 USE
- "It's no __!"
- Avail oneself of
- Consume
- Custom
- Employ
- Exercise
- Function
- IN __ (lavatory sign)
- Make the most of
- Purpose
More clues leading to the result RIG
- Fix, as a fight
- Manipulate
- An 18-wheeler, to its driver
- Offshore structure
- Put in the fix
- Set a sail
- Tractor-trailer
- Gear up
- Fit out
- Fix, in a way
More clues leading to the result WIELD
- Exercise authority
- Handle skillfully
- Swing, as a sword
- Throw around, as a sword
- Use, as power
- Brandish
- Handle with skill
- Exert, as power
- Bring to bear
- Brandish, as a sword
More clues leading to the result HANDLE
- CBer's name
- Cope with
- Name
- Online login
- Deal with
- Moniker
- Attend to
- MONIKER FOR A 21-DOWN
- Radio moniker
- Alias
More clues leading to the result PLY
- Use diligently
- Practice
- Two-__ (like some tissue)
- Two-__ (like some tissue)ยท
- Toilet paper unit
- Layer
- Carry on
- Toilet paper layer
- Toilet paper measurement
- Thickness
More clues leading to the result JIGGLEWITH
More clues leading to the result OPERATE
- Conduct business
- Run
- Cut to the bone, say
- Fix an organ, maybe
- Get under someone's skin, perhaps?
- Work
- Drive or work
- Manage
- Make work
- Do surgery
More clues leading to the result ENGINEER
- Dilbert, e.g.
- Driver who's on track?
- Mastermind
- Organize
- VIA Rail employee
- The Great ___ (Herbert Hoover's nickname)
- Casey Jones, e.g.
- One may be civil
- Tech graduate
- Scotty on the Enterprise, e.g.
More clues leading to the result WANGLE
- Get by contrivance
- Accomplish underhandedly
- Get underhandedly
- Finagle
- Accomplish by hook or by crook
- Get via scheming
- Get through trickery
- Underhandedly obtain
- Manage by hook or crook.
- Get by trickery: Colloq.
More clues leading to the result ALTER
- Make suit, as a suit
- Modify
- Take out or in
- Take in or let out
- Make fit
- Take in, perhaps
- Take up
- Modify, as a dress
- Let out, perhaps
- Do some remodeling