The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word GALS which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2025.
Misses crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| GALS | 33 % | 4 |
| LASSIES | 10 % | 7 |
| LASSES | 10 % | 6 |
| OMITS | 8 % | 5 |
| SHES | 6 % | 4 |
| SENORITAS | 6 % | 9 |
| ERRS | 4 % | 4 |
| GIRLS | 4 % | 5 |
| FAILS | 2 % | 5 |
| LOSES | 2 % | 5 |
| NEEDS | 2 % | 5 |
| FEMALES | 2 % | 7 |
| SPINSTERS | 2 % | 9 |
| LACKS | 2 % | 5 |
| WOMEN | 2 % | 5 |
| DAMSELS | 2 % | 7 |
Why may LASSES be the right solution?
The word "misses" is a noun that refers to young unmarried women. "Lasses" is a synonym for "young women" that fits the clue.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Misses
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- neglect
- lack
- leave out
- omit
- lose
- escape
- overleap
- overlook
- young lady
- girl
- drop
- missy
Crossword Answer definitions
GALS noun- A young woman.
- A galileo (a unit of acceleration).
- A unit of volume, equivalent to eight pints
- Exactly 4.54609 liters; an imperial gallon
- 231 cubic inches or approximately 3.785 liters for liquids (a "U.S. liquid gallon")
- One-eighth of a U.S. bushel or approximately 4.405 liters for dry goods (a "U.S. dry gallon").
- (in the plural) A large quantity (of any liquid).
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 GALS
- Guys' mates
- Guys' dates
- Guys' friends
- Guy's dates
- Misses
- Square dance partners
- "Buffalo __"
- Half the square dancers?
- "Buffalo ___" (traditional song)
- Hoedown honeys
More clues leading to the result LASSIES
- Several dog stars
- Bonny girls on the Clyde
- Misses
- "Brigadoon" extras
- Young ladies
- Birds
- Girls.
- Misses.
- Belles of Scotland.
- See 7 Down.
More clues leading to the result LASSES
- Girls
- Lads' counterparts
- Highland gals
- Highlands girls
- Burns' misses
- Fife fillies
- Lads' dates, maybe
- Young ladies
- Glasgow gals
- Dundee damsels
More clues leading to the result OMITS
- Leaves off
- Skips
- Leaves out
- Bypasses
- Leaves blank
- Skips over
- Disregards
- Doesn't include
- Fails to mention
- Fails to include
More clues leading to the result SHES
- "__ Gotta Have It"
- The Beatles' "__ Leaving Home"
- The Beatles' "__ a Woman"
- Tom Jones' "__ a Lady"
- "__ A Fool" (Lesley Gore hit)
- "___ Leaving Home"
- Beatles' hit "___ A Woman"
- 1964 Beatles' hit, "____ A Woman"
- Ships personified, e.g.
- "___ a beauty!"
More clues leading to the result SENORITAS
- Some Seville singles
- Madrid mademoiselles
- Misses at many bullfights
- Some Toledo teens
- Misses
- Mexicali misses
- Misses.
- Young ladies.
- Juanita, Ines, Dolores, et al.
- Dueña's charges.
More clues leading to the result ERRS
- Blows it
- Flubs
- Goes astray
- Kicks a grounder
- Makes a boo-boo
- Makes a mistake
- Misses the mark
- Pulls a boner
- Acts human
- Falls off the wagon
More clues leading to the result GIRLS
- When tripled, a 1962 Elvis movie
- They "just want to have fun" in a 1984 song
- Elementary school door sign
- Start of a crash blossom that ran in the Gloucestershire Echo on 2/2/11
- They go sitting down
- With 51-Down and 51-Down, a 1987 Mötley Crüe hit song/album
- The Dionne quints, e.g.
- Subdebs, et al.
- Some Little Leaguers
- Little women
More clues leading to the result FAILS
- Falls on one's face
- Falls short
- Goes belly-up
- Does not pass
- Comes up short
- Doesn't get the credit?
- Doesn't pass
- Bombs miserably
- Misses the mark
- Doesn't cut it
More clues leading to the result LOSES
- Gets whupped
- Gets licked
- Doesn't win
- Falls short, in points
- Sheds, as weight
- Blows it
- Comes up short
- Gets eliminated
- Doesn't carry the day
- Goes down in defeat
More clues leading to the result NEEDS
- Basic ___
- Has to have
- Requirements
- Must have
- Requires
- Lacks
- Prerequisites
- Calls for
- They may be met
- Food, clothing, and shelter, e.g.
More clues leading to the result FEMALES
- Cows and sows
- Women
- The Muses, e.g.
- Ewes and does
- Sow and cow
- Misses
- Some interface cables
- "The Women."
- The ladies.
- Daughters of Eve.
More clues leading to the result SPINSTERS
- "Arsenic and Old Lace" aunts, e.g.
- Relatives of bachelor girls.
- Misses.
- Unmarried women
- Certain loners
- Unmarried women, once
- Hip publicists?
More clues leading to the result LACKS
More clues leading to the result WOMEN
- Group of females
- Michael Learned and Gene Tierney
- "Only ___ Bleed" (1975 Alice Cooper hit)
- Birth day parties?
- Quip, part 3
- They make deliveries
- ERA beneficiaries
- U.S. voters since 1920
- English 86 Down
- Gynophobe's fear