The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word NESS which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 2021.
Noun-forming suffix crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| NESS | 15 % | 4 |
| ENCE | 15 % | 4 |
| TION | 13 % | 4 |
| ION | 13 % | 3 |
| ATION | 10 % | 5 |
| ING | 8 % | 3 |
| ATOR | 8 % | 4 |
| MENT | 3 % | 4 |
| IER | 3 % | 3 |
| SION | 3 % | 4 |
| ARD | 3 % | 3 |
| ITION | 3 % | 5 |
| AST | 3 % | 3 |
| ANCE | 3 % | 4 |
| ITE | 3 % | 3 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Noun-forming suffix
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- -ation
- -ment
- -ness
- -ity
- -er
- -or
- -tion
- ness
- sion
- ion
- ese
- -ate
Crossword Answer definitions
NESS noun- A promontory; a cape or headland. (Frequently used as a suffix in placenames.)
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 NESS
- Costner screen role
- Famed Loch
- Loch ___
- Loch _____
- Monster loch
- Robert Stack's TV role
- Stack part
- T-man Eliot
- Untouchable Eliot
- Bold finish
More clues leading to the result ENCE
- Ending for refer or prefer
- Suffix with defer or confer
- Ending for defer or refer
- Ending for depend or differ
- Ending for depend or infer
- Ending with defer or refer
- Suffix with refer
- Noun ending
- Noun suffix
- Noun-forming suffix
More clues leading to the result TION
- Noun suffix
- Suffix for orchestra
- Common noun suffix
- Ending that makes a noun
- Noun ending
- Common suffix.
- Common noun suffix.
- Noun suffix.
- Suffix meaning "condition."
- Noun ending.
More clues leading to the result ION
- Charged particle
- It may be positive or negative
- It's charged
- Charged atom
- It's all charged up
- Kind of exchange
- Smoke-detector output
- It's not free of charge
- Saturn compact
- "Positively Entertaining" TV channel
More clues leading to the result ATION
- Noun-forming suffix
- Suffix for flirt or tempt
- Tax extension?
- Noun suffix
- Common noun and verb suffix.
- Common noun suffix.
- Common suffix.
- Suffix of action.
- Noun suffix.
- Noun-forming suffix.
More clues leading to the result ING
- Beethoven's "Minuet __"
- Gerundial ending
- "Minuet __"
- End end
- Sofia Coppola fashion theft movie Part II
- Dutch financial giant
- Financial company whose logo is an orange lion
- Financial institution whose logo is an orange lion
- Like Mahler's Symphony No. 4
- Gerund suffix
More clues leading to the result ATOR
- Liquid ending
- Fabric or comment ending
- Suffix with liquid or fabric
- Suffix for fabric or liquid
- Suffix with fabric
- Noun suffix
- Suffix with decor or liquid
- Suffix with liquid or laud
- Suffix for a doer
- One who does (suffix)
More clues leading to the result MENT
- Noun suffix
- Suffix with bewilder or puzzle
- Ending for appease or punish
- End to move?
- Suffix for banish or punish
- Refresh ending
- Puzzle ending
- Base or case closer
- Refresh finish
- Egyptian falcon-headed deity.
More clues leading to the result IER
- Cash extender
- Cloth ending
- Hotel extension?
- Front end
- Greed or craft ender
- Hotel annex?
- Front end?
- Comparative suffix
- Suffix with cash
- Comparative ending
More clues leading to the result SION
- "The Da Vinci Code" priory
- Priory of ___ (religious conspiracy group)
- The Da Vinci Code priory
- Town in SW Switzerland
- Priory of __: "The Da Vinci Code" secret society
- Noun suffix
- Capital of Valais
- Mountain within Jerusalem: Var.
- Site of Jerusalem.
- Swiss city.
More clues leading to the result ARD
- Dull finish
- Suffix for tank
- Ending for drunk or tank
- Suffix with dull
- Drunk or tank ending
- Dull finish?
- Cow tail?
- Ending with dull or drunk
- Suffix with drunk or tank
- Suffix with drunk or dull
More clues leading to the result ITION
- Tail for a pet?
- Noun suffix.
- Noun-forming suffix.
- Suffix for aud or trans
- Compound suffix
- Noun suffix
- Suffix with rend or vend
- Suffix with add or part
- Suffix with exped-
- Ending for "part" or "coal"
More clues leading to the result AST
- Halifax hrs.
- P.R. setting
- Puerto Rico hrs.
- Culebra, P.R., clock setting
- Zone encompassing Puerto Rico: abbr.
- Requested, to Snuffy Smith
- Virgin Island hrs.
- Nova Scotia hrs.
- Inquired, to Snuffy Smith
- Caracas hrs.
More clues leading to the result ANCE
- Clear conclusion?
- Ending for accept
- Utter ending
- Suffix with repent
- Suffix with inherit
- Noun suffix
- End for ascend or attend
- Suffix with perform
- Suffer suffix
- Avoid ending