The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word WISP , but the solution may also be SHRED which is one of the most recent solution (2014 in Newsday).
Merest trace crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| WISP | 40 % | 4 |
| SHRED | 40 % | 5 |
| SCINTILLA | 20 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Merest trace
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- scintilla
- shred
- wisp
- iota
- tad
- mere
- color
- fig
- least
- straw
- rush
- toehold
Crossword Answer definitions
WISP noun- A small bundle, as of straw or other like substance; any slender, flexible structure or group.
- A whisk, or small broom.
- A will o' the wisp, or ignis fatuus.
- An immeasurable, indefinable essence of life; soul.
- A disease affecting the feet of cattle.
- To brush or dress, as with a wisp.
- To rumple.
- To produce a wisp, as of smoke.
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 WISP
- Fleeting trace
- SmaIl bunch of straw
- Bit of a smoke screen?
- Bit of smoke
- Thin tuft
- Will-o'-the-___
- Bit of hair
- Small handful, as of straw
- Smoke trace
- Streaky emanation
More clues leading to the result SHRED
- Grate
- Make cole slaw
- Bit of evidence
- Particle
- Render unreadable, in a way
- Play the guitar like a guitar god
- Really wail on a guitar
- Fragment
- Ragged bit
- Ripped-off item