The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word SPY which also is the latest solution we found used in Universal uClick in 2021.
Operative crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
---|---|---|
SPY | 43 % | 3 |
AGENT | 40 % | 5 |
INUSE | 6 % | 5 |
INFORCE | 6 % | 7 |
GMAN | 2 % | 4 |
ACTIVE | 2 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Operative
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- surgical
- postoperative
- operant
- operational
- operating
- functional
- functioning
- effective
- private investigator
- key
- private eye
- significant
Crossword Answer definitions
SPY noun- A person who secretly watches and examines the actions of other individuals or organizations and gathers information on them (usually to gain an advantage).
- To act as a spy.
- To spot; to catch sight of.
- To search narrowly; to scrutinize.
- To explore; to see; to view; inspect and examine secretly, as a country.
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 SPY
- Le Carre character
- Mole
- Company man?
- Follett figure
- Investigate intensively
- Operative
- Secret agent
- Mata Hari, e.g.
- Mata Hari, for one
- Undercover agent
More clues leading to the result AGENT
- "The X-Files" type
- 007 or 99, e.g.
- 007, for one
- 99 was one
- Ten-percenter
- Writer's rep
- 10%-er
- Go-between
- IRS employee
- Maxwell Smart, e.g.
More clues leading to the result INUSE
- Lavatory sign
- Occupied
- Operating
- "Occupied"
- Being employed
- Busy
- Currently working
- Not idle
- Currently employed
- Not available
More clues leading to the result INFORCE
- Effective now, as a law
- Effective
- Now applicable
- Effective, as a law
- Currently being applied
- Like current regulations
- Operative, as a rule
- Effective, as a rule
- Valid; operative: 2 wds.
- Operative.
More clues leading to the result GMAN
- Certain agent
- Law enforcement nickname purportedly coined by Machine Gun Kelly
- MetLife Stadium athlete, in headlines
- "Boardwalk Empire" figure
- Fed
- 109 down agent
- Crime-fighting fed
- Guy in the FBI
- Crimebuster
- Sting mastermind, informally