The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word GAPS which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2022.
Openings crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
---|---|---|
GAPS | 33 % | 4 |
SLITS | 15 % | 5 |
APERTURES | 7 % | 9 |
SLOTS | 7 % | 5 |
PORES | 7 % | 5 |
ORA | 5 % | 3 |
INTROS | 3 % | 6 |
GATES | 3 % | 5 |
LEADINS | 3 % | 7 |
SPACES | 3 % | 6 |
ONSETS | 3 % | 6 |
HOLES | 3 % | 5 |
VENTS | 2 % | 5 |
OUTLETS | 2 % | 7 |
CLEFTS | 2 % | 6 |
ORIFICES | 2 % | 8 |
DOORS | 2 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Openings
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- starting
- beginning
- initiative
- initiatory
- inaugural
- introductory
- first
- possibility
- opening night
- gap
- maiden
- orifice
Crossword Answer definitions
GAPS noun- An opening in anything made by breaking or parting.
- An opening allowing passage or entrance.
- An opening that implies a breach or defect.
- A vacant space or time.
- A hiatus, a pause in something which is otherwise continuous.
- A vacancy, deficit, absence, or lack.
- A mountain or hill pass.
- A sheltered area of coast between two cliffs (mostly restricted to place names).
- The regions between the outfielders.
- (for a medical or pharmacy item) The shortfall between the amount the medical insurer will pay to the service provider and the scheduled fee for the item.
- (usually written as "the gap") The disparity between the indigenous and non-indigenous communities with regard to life expectancy, education, health, etc.
- An unsequenced region in a sequence alignment.
- To notch, as a sword or knife.
- To make an opening in; to breach.
- To check the size of a gap.
- To leave suddenly.
- An elected head of a gewog in Bhutan.
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 GAPS
- Clothing stores
- Disparities
- Holes, as in a story
- Missing links
- Openings
- Mountain passes
- Missing pieces
- Missing teeth
- Spaces
- Cracks
More clues leading to the result SLITS
- Narrow openings
- Incisions
- Paper airplane parts
- Uses a letter opener
- Uses a knife
- Helmet eyeholes
- Features of most capri pants
- Narrow cuts
- Gill openings
- Cuts along a line
More clues leading to the result APERTURES
More clues leading to the result SLOTS
- AC or Vegas favorites
- Token takers
- Atlantic City machines
- Nevada "bandits"
- Atlantic City staples
- Places on a schedule
- The most boring game to play in Vegas, per me
- They're roughly 70% of a casino's income
- Atlantic City sight
- Places in sequence
More clues leading to the result PORES
- Small sweaters?
- Tiny holes
- Perspiration vents
- Ostioles
- Where things transpire?
- Sweaters?
- Minute openings
- Sponge features
- Pumice openings
- Skin care subject
More clues leading to the result ORA
- "... man __ mouse?"
- Man-mouse link
- Mouths
- ____ pro nobis
- Man-mouse connector
- ___ pro nobis
- "... man ___ mouse?"
- "...man ___ mouse?"
- "Are you a man __ mouse?!"
- "Are you a man __ mouse?"
More clues leading to the result INTROS
- Party pleasantries
- Emcee tasks
- Preambles
- They may begin "And now..."
- Lead-ins
- Beginning bits
- Emcees' jobs
- MCs prepare them
- Emcees' lines
- Musical lead-ins
More clues leading to the result GATES
- Billionaire Bill
- Bill in the billions
- They open for greyhound races
- Seattle-area celebrity
- Bill with billions
- Means of access
- Bill-ionaire?
- Fence openings
- Microsoft's Bill
- Microsoft mogul Bill
More clues leading to the result LEADINS
- Segues
- Opening matter
- Roast openers
- Preambles
- Intros
- Openings
- Warmup acts
- Emcees' responsibilities
- Introductions
- Emcee's speeches
More clues leading to the result SPACES
- Word separators
- There are a lot in a lot
- Lot spots
- Gaps
- Places at intervals
- Hits the widest key
- Sets some distance apart
- Parking lot divisions
- Parking assignments
- A parking lot has a lot of them
More clues leading to the result ONSETS
- Beginnings
- Assaults
- Commencements
- Start-ups
- Starts or assaults
- Early stages
- First signs
- Initial stages
- Geneses
- Starts
More clues leading to the result HOLES
- Wiffle Ball features
- Cavities
- Excavations
- Links spots
- Links segments
- Colander features
- Effects of riddling
- Links targets
- Greens targets
- Doughnut centers
More clues leading to the result VENTS
- Air outlets
- Lets off steam
- Outlets for fumes
- Fumaroles
- Relieves outrage
- Heating openings
- Air ducts
- Escape mechanisms
- Blows off steam
- Rants about the boss, e.g.
More clues leading to the result OUTLETS
- Discount stores
- Stores for bargain goods.
- Markets for goods.
- Markets.
- Markets for goods
- Wall sockets
- Openings
- River mouths
- Juice providers?
- Powerpoints?
More clues leading to the result CLEFTS
- Chin indentations
- Fissures
- Chin splits
- Features of some chins
- Indentations
- What some chins have
- Splits
- Splits.
- Cracks.
- Crevices.