The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word THEN , but the solution may also be AFTER which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
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Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| THEN | 46 % | 4 |
| AFTER | 11 % | 5 |
| NEAREST | 9 % | 7 |
| ONDECK | 9 % | 6 |
| SOONEST | 6 % | 7 |
| SECONDLY | 2 % | 8 |
| YOURTURN | 2 % | 8 |
| ENSUING | 2 % | 7 |
| ON DECK | 2 % | 7 |
| COMINGUP | 2 % | 8 |
| ONTAP | 2 % | 5 |
| ANDTHEN | 2 % | 7 |
| ANYONEELSE | 2 % | 10 |
| YOUREUP | 2 % | 7 |
| WHOS | 2 % | 4 |
Why may ON-DECK be the right solution?
"On deck" is a term used in baseball to refer to the next batter due to hit. In a broader sense, it means next in line or next to come, which fits the clue "Next".
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Next
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- adjacent
- following
- succeeding
- side by side
- incoming
- future
- close
- proximate
- here
- contiguous
- successive
- nearby
Crossword Answer definitions
THEN conjunction- Used in comparisons, to introduce the basis of comparison.
- (obsolete outside dialectal, usually used with for) Because; for.
- That time
- Being so at that time.
- (temporal location) At that time.
- (temporal location) Soon afterward.
- (sequence) Next in order; in addition.
- In that case.
- (sequence) At the same time; on the other hand.
- (affirmation) Used to contradict an assertion.
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 THEN
- At that time
- In that case
- Now's partner
- At the time
- Not now
- Afterward
- At that point
- "What happened next?"
- Next
- Transition word
More clues leading to the result AFTER
- Behind in place
- Clapton's "__ Midnight"
- Following
- ___ a fashion
- ___ the fact
- Later on
- M. Night Shyamalan sci-fi film starring members of the same immediate family (May 31)
- Pursuing
- Diet ad photo caption
- Photo for comparison
More clues leading to the result NEAREST
- Least remote
- Closest
- Most proximate
- Short and direct
- Next
- Most accessible
- Intimate and then some
- Most warm, in a way
- Like a best friend, say
- Least distant
More clues leading to the result ONDECK
- Ready
- About to hit
- Waiting to bat
- Next to bat
- Not below
- Next in line
- Up next
- Next at bat
- Waiting to hit
- What the first inning lead-off batter never is
More clues leading to the result SOONEST
- At the first opportunity
- Earliest
- "Least said, mended"
- Most promptly
- "Fearless minds climb ___ unto crowns": Shak.
- With the least delay
- At the earliest date
- Most quickly
- Earliest time
- Haste-encouraging word
More clues leading to the result SECONDLY
- "As a followup to that..."
- "And furthermore..."
- In addition (used in a series).
- In addition.
- Next
- "For another thing ..."
- In the next place
- It follows "First of all ..."
More clues leading to the result YOURTURN
More clues leading to the result ENSUING
More clues leading to the result ON DECK
More clues leading to the result COMINGUP
More clues leading to the result ONTAP
- Draft status
- Ready to be drawn
- From the barrel
- Like some pub brews
- Ready
- Bottled alternative
- Ready to use
- Available via faucet
- Ready to pour
- Like draft beer
More clues leading to the result ANDTHEN
- Transitional phrase
- Part 4 of definition
- "Here's what happened next ..."
- "What happened next?"
- "Afterwards ... "
- "Subsequently ... "
- "So . . ."
- "Here's what happened next . . ."
- "Tell me more"
- "Next ..."
More clues leading to the result ANYONEELSE
- "No more takers?"
- "Who's next?"
- "Next?"
- Bully's parting shot
- Question after a public shellacking
- Question from a bully
- Q&A query
- Question before wrapping up a Q&A