The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word GIST which also is the latest solution we found used in Boston Globe in 2015.
Nub crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| GIST | 53 % | 4 |
| CRUX | 27 % | 4 |
| KEYISSUE | 7 % | 8 |
| CORE | 7 % | 4 |
| KERNEL | 7 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Nub
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- pith
- marrow
- heart
- core
- meat
- stub
- center
- inwardness
- substance
- essence
- nitty-gritty
- gist
Crossword Answer definitions
GIST noun- The most essential part; the main idea or substance (of a longer or more complicated matter); the crux of a matter; the pith.
- The essential ground for action in a suit, without which there is no cause of action.
- Resting place (especially of animals), lodging.
- To summarize, to extract and present the most important parts of.
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 GIST
- Essence
- Heart of the matter
- Basic idea
- Basic picture
- Nuts and bolts
- Main point
- Nub
- Heart
- Central meaning
- Nitty-gritty
More clues leading to the result CRUX
- Gist
- Pivotal point
- Heart
- Basic story
- Point
- Heart of the matter
- Nitty-gritty
- Nub
- Decisive stage
- Central feature
More clues leading to the result KEYISSUE
More clues leading to the result CORE
- Apple throwaway
- Apple leftover
- Innermost part
- Part of the earth
- Reactor part
- Prepare apples
- Sum and substance
- Apple remnant
- Computer memory, in the old days
- Heart of a nuclear reactor