The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word BUDGE which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2025.
Move slightly crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| BUDGE | 52 % | 5 |
| STIR | 45 % | 4 |
| INCH | 3 % | 4 |
Why may STIR be the right solution?
"Move slightly" is a definition of the word "stir", which means to cause something to move slightly by gently moving it with a spoon or other tool, or to move slightly as a result of being gently moved.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Move slightly
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- shift
- jiggle
- nudge
- wiggle
- wag
- wriggle
- squirm
- wriggling
- wagging
- twitch
- wiggling
- shag
Crossword Answer definitions
BUDGE verb- To move.
- To move.
- To yield in one’s opinions or beliefs.
- (Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa) To cut or butt (in line); to join the front or middle rather than the back of a queue.
- To try to improve the spot of a decision on a sports field.
- Brisk; stirring; jocund.
- A kind of fur prepared from lambskin dressed with the wool on, formerly used as an edging and ornament, especially on scholastic habits.
- Austere or stiff, like scholastics
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 BUDGE
- Move a little
- Move a bit
- Shift slightly
- Barely move
- Move
- Reconsider
- Move a tad
- Slightly modify one's position
- Move slightly
- Grand Slam winner of '38
More clues leading to the result STIR
- Begin to move
- Brouhaha
- Combine
- Cooking direction
- Mix up
- Ruckus
- Tend to the batter
- Tend to the sauce
- Use a swizzle stick
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