The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word ENCE , but the solution may also be -NESS which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in LA Times).
Noun suffix crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ENCE | 14 % | 4 |
| ANCE | 9 % | 4 |
| NESS | 8 % | 4 |
| IER | 6 % | 3 |
| ENT | 5 % | 3 |
| IST | 5 % | 3 |
| INE | 4 % | 3 |
| ITE | 4 % | 3 |
| TION | 3 % | 4 |
| ION | 3 % | 3 |
| STER | 2 % | 4 |
| ADE | 2 % | 3 |
| MENT | 2 % | 4 |
| ISE | 2 % | 3 |
| EER | 2 % | 3 |
| URE | 2 % | 3 |
| SION | 2 % | 4 |
| ATION | 2 % | 5 |
| ESE | 2 % | 3 |
| ING | 1 % | 3 |
| AST | 1 % | 3 |
| ANCY | 1 % | 4 |
| ERY | 1 % | 3 |
| ARD | 1 % | 3 |
| TUDE | 1 % | 4 |
| ARIAN | 1 % | 5 |
| ENCY | 1 % | 4 |
| ICS | 1 % | 3 |
| ITION | 1 % | 5 |
| ITY | 1 % | 3 |
| CLE | 1 % | 3 |
| IOR | 1 % | 3 |
| ENE | 1 % | 3 |
| ATE | 1 % | 3 |
| ORY | 1 % | 3 |
| ETTE | 0 % | 4 |
| ATOR | 0 % | 4 |
| IVE | 0 % | 3 |
| ARY | 0 % | 3 |
| ESS | 0 % | 3 |
| IANA | 0 % | 4 |
| OTE | 0 % | 3 |
| ESCENCE | 0 % | 7 |
| ULE | 0 % | 3 |
| ICIAN | 0 % | 5 |
| ITA | 0 % | 3 |
| ISON | 0 % | 4 |
| ITIVE | 0 % | 5 |
| OSIS | 0 % | 4 |
| EAN | 0 % | 3 |
| -NESS | 0 % | 5 |
| ANE | 0 % | 3 |
| SIS | 0 % | 3 |
| AGE | 0 % | 3 |
| ANT | 0 % | 3 |
| OLE | 0 % | 3 |
| ETIC | 0 % | 4 |
| ULA | 0 % | 3 |
| ACY | 0 % | 3 |
| ANA | 0 % | 3 |
Why may NESS be the right solution?
The suffix "-NESS" is commonly used in the English language to form nouns from adjectives or verbs. It indicates a state, condition, or quality. For example, "happiness" is formed by adding "-NESS" to the adjective "happy."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Noun suffix
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- ness
- sion
- ion
- ese
- age
- ana
- ade
- ant
- ate
- sis
- tion
- -or
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 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 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
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 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 ENT
- Tolkien character
- "The Lord of the Rings" creature
- Med. specialty
- Tolkien creature
- Differ end
- Tolkien tree creature
- Otorhinolaryngology abbr.
- Sinus surgeon, briefly
- S(t)i(fled, i)n(hibited, sh)u(t, con)s(traine)d(, gated,) o(r) c(hecked, with "up")
- Tree thing in Tolkien
More clues leading to the result IST
- Follower's suffix
- Novel's conclusion?
- Bass or guitar attachment
- Follower of Marx?
- Alarm add-on?
- Blue ribbon place
- Follower
- Professional suffix
- Novel ending
- Wrongly heard suffix in the "What's wrong with being sexy?" bit in "This Is Spinal Tap"
More clues leading to the result INE
- Brahms's "Scherzo __ Flat Minor"
- Glass finish?
- Hero follower
- Like Bruckner's Symphony No. 7
- Serpent's tail?
- Finisher for alp or can
- Glass or opal finish
- Having four sharps
- Hero follower?
- Hero attachment
More clues leading to the result ITE
- Jersey's tail?
- Carmel or Israel ending
- Meteor tail
- Resident suffix
- Shi'__
- Suffix for krypton
- Follower
- Resident of (suffix)
- Suffix with suburban
- Social finish?
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 STER
- Mob or gang ender
- Prank follow-up
- Tip tip
- Gang or mob follower
- Suffix for hip or gang
- Trick finisher
- Young or old ending
- Gang follower
- Dope finale
- Hip attachment?
More clues leading to the result ADE
- Humorist George
- "Fables in Slang" author
- "Fables in Slang" author George
- "The College Widow" author
- Author George
- Fruit based drink
- Fruit drink
- Lemon cooler
- Lemon drink
- Lemon or lime ender
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 ISE
- Suffix with expert
- Expert ending
- Expert finish?
- British verb ending
- Suffix in 38-Across
- British verb suffix
- Expert finish
- Turkish securities grp.
- Brit. verb suffix
- Verb ender, in the U.K.
More clues leading to the result EER
- Perpetually, poetically
- Car or chariot ending
- Always, to Keats
- Auction finale?
- Ballad ending?
- Chariot attachment?
- Election chaser
- Eternally, to poets
- Market close
- Mountain attachment
More clues leading to the result URE
- Press or strict ending
- Press or depart ending
- Script addition?
- Strict conclusion?
- Ultravox frontman Midge
- Mary or Midge
- Actress Mary
- Yorkshire river
- End for past or post
- Function (suffix)
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 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 ESE
- Vane dir.
- Compass dir.
- Computer add-on?
- Direction on a vane
- Journal addendum?
- Language suffix
- Legal add-on
- Legal addendum?
- Official addendum?
- Official or journal addendum?
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 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 ANCY
- Noun suffix
- Noun ending.
- Noun suffix.
- Suffix with buoy and exult
- Suffix with ascend
- Ending for ascend and buoy
- Suffix with buoy
- Suffix with expect
- Suffix with "buoy"
More clues leading to the result ERY
- Flow or trick ending
- -
- Suffix with station
- Collective noun suffix
- Trick ending?
- End for green or bean
- Mock conclusion?
- Hatch back?
- Suffix with arch or trick
- Suffix with mock or crock
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 TUDE
- Sauce, on the street
- Temperament, slangily
- Testiness, in today's jargon
- Cheek, in slang
- Arrogance in the 'hood
- Arrogance, slangily
- Swagger in the 'hood
- Insolence, in modern slang
- Arrogant manner, slangily
- Arrogance, in slang
More clues leading to the result ARIAN
- Born under the sign of the Ram
- Parliament's attachment?
- Parliament finale
- Suffix with sect
- Suffix meaning "believer"
- Unit or sect suffix
- Suffix with Unit
- Follower of early Christian sect.
- Believer in God's oneness.
- Member of an early Christian sect.
More clues leading to the result ENCY
- Ref. work
- Large ref. work
- Reference bk.
- "Wikipedia", for ex.
- Suffix with consist
- Depend add-on
- Ref. book
- Wikipedia, for one (abbr.)
- Britannica, for one (abbr.)
- "World Book", e.g.: Abbr.
More clues leading to the result ICS
- Robot add-on
- Study (suffix)
- Science suffix
- Microchips (abbr.)
- Silicon chips (abbr.)
- Suffix in the name of many sciences
- Suffix in the names of many sciences
- Field-of-study suffix
- Robot attachment?
- Arab or acid endings
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 ITY
- Odd ending?
- Suffix with complex
- Suffix with superficial
- Suffix on fluid or solid
- Suffix with civil and solid
- Suffix with civil or solid
- Suffix with odd or solid
- Fluid finish
- Brutal ending?
- Ending for acid
More clues leading to the result CLE
- ___ Elum: river to the Yakima
- The Tribe, in sports tickers
- To where LeBron took his talents (back), briefly
- City from which LeBron James was MIA for a few years
- Key to a maison
- AFC North team on some scoreboards
- Browns on scoreboards
- Cavs, on ESPN's BottomLine
- King James's team on scoreboards: Abbr.
- Largest airport in OH
More clues leading to the result IOR
- "Will ___ will you?"
- Suffix with super or infer
- Ending for super or inter
- Super finish
- "Should ___ shouldn't ... "
- Super ending
- Super ending?
- Suffix with infer
- High school suffix
- Super finish?
More clues leading to the result ENE
- Atlanta-to-Raleigh dir.
- Benz ending
- Benz suffix, but not Mercedes
- Benz trailer?
- Compass dir.
- Compass pt.
- Ethyl ending
- Helmsman's heading
- Nautical heading
- Opposite of WSW
More clues leading to the result ATE
- "Thanks, I already __"
- Absorbed, as a cost
- Bolted down
- Broke bread
- Consumed
- Corroded
- Devoured
- Dined out
- Downed
- Dug in
More clues leading to the result ORY
- Direct ending
- Access or direct ender
- "Kid" of New Orleans jazz fame
- Suffix with direct
- Adjective suffix
- Jazz trombonist Edward "Kid" __
- Kid of jazz
- See 41 Across
- Jazz trombonist Kid ___
- Jazz musician Kid ___
More clues leading to the result ETTE
- Cigar butt?
- Diminutive suffix
- Feminine ending
- Kitchen addition
- Kitchen ender
- Leather finish?
- Leather tip?
- Novel conclusion?
- Novel or sermon ending
- Room extension?
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 IVE
- "__ Got a Secret"
- "__ been had!"
- "___ Got A Secret"
- "____ Got a Secret" (old game show)
- "Now __ seen it all!"
- Secret ending
- "___ been had!"
- "___ made a huge mistake"
- "___ run the numbers on this, and ..."
- "___ said it before ..."
More clues leading to the result ARY
- Document or diet ending
- Back of station?
- Suffix with diction
- Suffix with station
- Diet completion?
- Mission or diet ender
- Suffix with station or function
- Mission's conclusion?
- Second suffix
- Suffix for honor
More clues leading to the result ESS
- 19th in a familiar series
- Curve type
- Dangerous curve
- Dangerous road shape
- Deacon's follower?
- First of September?
- Harry Truman filler
- Man of Steel's monogram
- Ogee shape
- Self starter?
More clues leading to the result IANA
- Collector's suffix
- Anecdotal collection (suffix)
- Suffix with Dickens
- Suffix meaning "collection"
- Louis ending
- Bibliophile's suffix
- Suffix with Lincoln
- Ending for Louis
- End for Louis
- Collective suffix
More clues leading to the result OTE
- Coy ending
- Coy or cap finish
- Coy or prom finish
- Suffix with Capri
- Native suffix
- Suffix for Capri
- Ending for Capri
- Cyprus native's suffix
- Taxonomic suffix
- Native: Suffix
More clues leading to the result ESCENCE
More clues leading to the result ULE
- Suffix meaning "small"
- Rubber tree
- Diminutive suffix
- Suffix with glob
- Glob follower
- Og to burn on Christmas
- Diminutive ending
- Kin of -let
- Ender for glob or mod
- Mod ending?
More clues leading to the result ICIAN
- Suffix for beaut
- Suffix denoting a specialist.
- Noun suffix.
- Expert: Suffix.
- Practitioner: Suffix.
- Specialist: Suffix
- Suffix with tact
- Diet follower
- Suffix with beaut-
- Suffix with diet
More clues leading to the result ITA
- "Give ___ rest!"
- "Isn't __ pity?"
- "Isn't ____ shame?"
- "Make ___ double!"
- Give ___ rest
- Call __ day (quit work)
- Give __ whirl
- Give-go link
- Make ___ double
- "Give ____ rest!"
More clues leading to the result ISON
- "The pen of my aunt ___..."
- "Time __ My Side"
- "The frost ___ the punkin..."
- "The Heat ____" (1985 song)
- "Love ___ the Way" (1992 #12 hit by Saigon Kick)
- "When the Frost __ the Punkin"
- "The joke __ you"
- "The Heat ___" (Glenn Frey hit)
- "Help ___ the way!"
- "The Heat ___" (1985 song)
More clues leading to the result ITIVE
More clues leading to the result OSIS
- Conclusion of many a disease?
- Medical suffix
- Psych final?
- Suffix denoting condition
- Narc follower
- Medical ending
- Narc chaser?
- Psych suffix
- Narc tail
- Psych finale?
More clues leading to the result EAN
- Suffix with Euclid
- Suffix for Tyrol
- Kin of -ish
- Resembling (suff.)
- Suffix with Caesar
- Caesar's end?
- Ending for Caesar or Euclid
- Suffix with Mozart
- Ending for Ecuador
- Ending for Euclid
More clues leading to the result -NESS
More clues leading to the result ANE
- Actress Sue __ Langdon
- Get ___ for effort
- Get ____ for effort
- Hydrocarbon suffix
- Actress Sue ___ Langdon
- It turns a fast into a feast
- "Wheel of Fortune" purchase
- It turns a fast into a feast?
- "I'd like to buy ___, Pat"
- It makes bad bead
More clues leading to the result SIS
- Auntie, to mom
- Boom preceder, perhaps
- Magda, to Zsa Zsa
- Sib's nickname
- "____ Boom Bah" : Heller novel
- Bro's kin
- Cheer starter
- Family member
- Family nickname
- Lorna, to Liza
More clues leading to the result AGE
- Beauty preceder?
- Bio bit
- Cause of wrinkles
- Generation
- Get better, as wine
- Get older
- Go gray
- Grow sharper
- Historic period
- Iron or Bronze
More clues leading to the result ANT
- "A Bug's Life" character
- Chocolate-covered morsel, to some
- Kitchen intruder
- One of "Them!"
- Picnic crasher
- Tiny toiler
- Uninvited picnic attendee
- Barbecue buttinsky
- Carpenter, for one
- Farm animal?
More clues leading to the result OLE
- "__ Buttermilk Sky"
- "___ Miss"
- "____ Buttermilk Sky"
- Cheer for el matador
- Corrida cry
- Corrida shout
- Good cheer
- Grand ____ Opry
- Hurray for Jose
- Opry adjective
More clues leading to the result ETIC
- Suffix with diet
- Diet suffix
- Adjective suffix used with diet, etc.
- Adjective suffix.
- Adjective suffix
- Adjective ending
- Suffix for gen or fren
- Noun suffix
- Diet follower
- Suffix with "diet"
More clues leading to the result ULA
- Ending for form
- Fib or form ender
- Diminutive suffix
- Gums
- End for fib or form
- Spat-following letters
- Form follower?
- Suffix with form
- End of a fib?
- Tail of a fib?