The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SOLE , but the solution may also be MERE which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Only crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SOLE | 37 % | 4 |
| MERE | 36 % | 4 |
| LONE | 12 % | 4 |
| ALONE | 5 % | 5 |
| SOLELY | 2 % | 6 |
| MERELY | 2 % | 6 |
| BUT | 1 % | 3 |
| JUST | 1 % | 4 |
| AMERE | 1 % | 5 |
| NONE BUT | 1 % | 8 |
| DDDD | 1 % | 4 |
| ONE | 1 % | 3 |
Why may MERE be the right solution?
The word "mere" means "only" or "nothing more than." It is a concise and precise word that fits the clue perfectly.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Only
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- alone
- solely
- lone
- single
- lonesome
- exclusively
- merely
- but
- sole
- simply
- solitary
- exclusive
Crossword Answer definitions
SOLE noun- A wooden band or yoke put around the neck of an ox or cow in the stall.
- A pond or pool; a dirty pond of standing water.
- To pull by the ears; to pull about; haul; lug.
- Only
- Unmarried (especially of a woman); widowed.
- The bottom or plantar surface of the foot.
- (footwear) The bottom of a shoe or boot.
- The foot itself.
- Solea solea, a flatfish of the family Soleidae.
- The bottom or lower part of anything, or that on which anything rests in standing.
- The seat or bottom of a mine; applied to horizontal veins or lodes.
- To put a sole on (a shoe or boot)
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 SOLE
- Exclusive
- Flatfish
- Lone
- Plantar-wart locale
- Type of fillet
- A flatfish
- Dover fish
- Fish dish
- One and only
- ____ survivor
More clues leading to the result MERE
- Being nothing more than
- Insignificant
- Parisian parent
- Simple
- Small
- Bare
- Just
- Michel's mother
- Nothing but
- Nothing more than
More clues leading to the result LONE
- "The __ Eagle" (Lindbergh)
- Isolated
- Masked ranger
- Solo
- "The __ Eagle"
- Ranger?
- Situated by itself
- Solitary
- Kind of ranger
- Like a memorable ranger
More clues leading to the result ALONE
- Exclusively
- Garbo-like
- In bad company, according to Bierce
- Peerlessly
- Single-handedly
- Solitary
- Solo
- Stag
- Unaccompanied
- Unassisted
More clues leading to the result SOLELY
- Exclusively
- To the exclusion of all else
- Only
- One way to be responsible
- Alone
- Just
- Without allies
- Alone.
- Unaided
- 100%
More clues leading to the result MERELY
- Just
- Only
- No more than
- Nothing more than
- "All the world's a stage, and all the men and women ___ players"
- Simply.
- Just.
- Not more than.
- Only.
- Nothing but
More clues leading to the result BUT
- However
- More of the comment
- Tongue-lashed one's word in edgewise, perhaps
- On the other hand
- Comeback's lead-in
- On the contrary
- See 27 Across
- Otherwise
- "... ___ I go on forever."
- Nevertheless
More clues leading to the result JUST
- Honorable and fair
- Lawful
- Impartial
- Only
- Open-minded
- With 20-Across, "Only think about a Belgian tennis player!"?
- Even-handed
- Fair and square
- Nothing but
- Fair-minded
More clues leading to the result AMERE
- ___ pittance
- Only
- "...___ bagatelle"
- "Honour is ___ scutcheon" (Shakespeare)
- For ___ pittance
- "Honour is ___ scutcheon": Shak.
- "Honour is __ scutcheon": Shak.
- "It's __ formality"
- __ shadow of one's former self
- "__ trifle!"
More clues leading to the result NONE BUT
More clues leading to the result DDDD
- "Affordable solutions for better living" company
- "An Unsocial Socialist" novelist
- "Around the World in 80 Days" protagonist
- "Caprica" actor Morales
- "Dame" on stage
- "Do I really have to go over this again?"
- "Fish Magic" painter
- "Get a ___!"
- "Gimme that!"
- "Grrrrr!"