The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SOSO , but the solution may also be MEDIOCRE which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Nothing to write home about crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SOSO | 72 % | 4 |
| ADEQUATE | 9 % | 8 |
| MEDIOCRE | 3 % | 8 |
| MEH | 3 % | 3 |
| AVERAGE | 3 % | 7 |
| OKAY | 3 % | 4 |
| SECRET | 3 % | 6 |
| NOGREATSHAKES | 3 % | 13 |
Why may MEDIOCRE be the right solution?
The phrase "nothing to write home about" is often used to describe something that is average or ordinary. The word "MEDIOCRE" means average or of moderate quality, making it a fitting answer to the clue.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Nothing to write home about
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- nothing but
- unspectacular
- uninteresting
- unimpressive
- unremarkable
- not much
- unexciting
- uninspiring
- unmemorable
- uninformative
- underwhelming
- underwhelmed
Crossword Answer definitions
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 SOSO
- Average
- Fair to middling
- Fair-to-middling
- Just passable
- Just passing
- Not bad
- Okay, sort of
- Pair to middling
- Fair to mlddling
- No great shakes
More clues leading to the result ADEQUATE
- As much as needed
- Passing
- Good enough
- Not bad
- Acceptable
- Sufficient
- Nothing to write home about
- Passable
- Critic's version of soso.
- Suitable.
More clues leading to the result MEDIOCRE
- Just adequate
- So-so
- Not good, not bad.
- Run-of-the-mill
- Like so-so band
- Second-rate
- Average at best
- Earning 2/5 stars, say
- So-so at best
- Middling
More clues leading to the result MEH
- So-so
- Like "Captain Phillips" or "Argo," according to me
- "I could take it or leave it"
- "Two thumbs sideways"
- "I've been better"
- "I've felt better"
- "I've heard better ..."
- "I've heard better"
- "I've seen better"
- "Whatever ..." (for the record, this isn't a "Simpsons" neologism, despite what the Internet tells you)
More clues leading to the result AVERAGE
- No great shakes
- Mediocre
- A dime a dozen
- C
- Mean relative?
- Run-of-the-mill
- At C level?
- Not outstanding
- Normal
- Middle of the road
More clues leading to the result OKAY
- "All right!"
- Authorize
- Initial
- Rubber-stamp
- Not bad
- Thumbs up
- "Sure, fine, whatever"
- Not hurt
- "Fine, I'll listen"
- "What the hell"
More clues leading to the result SECRET
- Hush-hush
- Hush-hush·
- Undisclosed
- Hidden, as eight related pieces in the grid
- Privileged info
- Like many C.S.I.S and C.I.A. files
- Diary tidbit
- Under wraps
- Confidence
- Skeleton in the closet, e.g.