The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word ATOP which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2024.
On crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ATOP | 77 % | 4 |
| ABOARD | 7 % | 6 |
| LIT | 5 % | 3 |
| AIRING | 3 % | 6 |
| ASTRIDE | 2 % | 7 |
| UPON | 1 % | 4 |
| ALONG | 1 % | 5 |
| ASTO | 1 % | 4 |
| ACTIVE | 0 % | 6 |
| OPERATING | 0 % | 9 |
| NOTOFF | 0 % | 6 |
| PLANNED | 0 % | 7 |
| ABOUT | 0 % | 5 |
| ABOVE | 0 % | 5 |
| INRE | 0 % | 4 |
Why may ABOARD be the right solution?
"On" can mean "aboard" as in being on a ship or train. Therefore, "aboard" is a fitting answer.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: On
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Crossword Answer definitions
ATOP adverb- On, to, or at the top.
- On the top of.
- On the top, with "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 ATOP
- At the peak of
- Looking down on?
- On
- On the summit
- Over
- Resting on
- Spin like ___
- Above
- At the summit
- In peak position?
More clues leading to the result ABOARD
- Half a conductor's cry
- On the train
- On the bus
- Entrained
- "All ___!"
- On ship
- On the plane
- On base, in baseball
- On, as a plane
- On the ship
More clues leading to the result LIT
- Aglow
- Kindled
- Struck a match
- Touched down
- Put a match to
- Set on fire
- Pickled
- Turnt up
- Beyond tipsy
- All fired up?
More clues leading to the result AIRING
- On E!, say
- What a musty room needs
- On
- Broadcast
- Exposure to public view
- Public playing-out, as of grievances
- Being broadcast
- Hanging out to dry
- Going public with
- Television broadcast, e.g.
More clues leading to the result ASTRIDE
- On both sides of
- Spanning
- Maverick way for Catherine the Great to ride
- With one leg on each side of
- With a leg on each side of
- Straddling
- With one leg on either side
- Sitting on normally, as a horse
- Occupying the saddle of
- One way to ride
More clues leading to the result UPON
- After "once"
- At the high point of
- Atop
- Covering
- Fairy tale's second word
- Second word in a fairy tale
- Straddling
- "It came ___ a midnight.."
- Once ___ a time
- Over
More clues leading to the result ALONG
- "All __ the Watchtower"
- Tag ___ with
- Word with go or get
- Getting __ in years
- In the course of
- Old, informally
- Word after sing or ride
- Together (with)
- "Moving ___..."
- "___ those lines ..."
More clues leading to the result ASTO
- Regarding
- "Now, about..."
- Concerning
- Regarding·
- About...
- Apropos of
- "Marching __ war"
- Memo phrase
- Clarifying words in a subject line
- Respecting
More clues leading to the result ACTIVE
- Kinetic
- Not quiescent
- On the go
- On
- ___ roster (eligible team members)
- Still going
- Up and about
- In operation
- Like some medicinal ingredients
- Like Mount Pinatubo
More clues leading to the result OPERATING
More clues leading to the result NOTOFF
More clues leading to the result PLANNED
- On
- Designed
- Worked out in advance
- Made preparations
- Outlined
- Designed.
- Arranged.
- Purposeful.
- Devised.
- Kind of obsolescence
More clues leading to the result ABOUT
- Close to
- Give or take
- Not exactly
- Concerned with
- More or less
- Here and there
- Roughly
- Not at home
- Word between man and town
- Re
More clues leading to the result ABOVE
- In the sky
- Over's partner
- Exceeding
- Heavenward
- Upstairs
- Overhead
- Star's spot
- Superior to
- Up here
- Up in the air