The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word MERE which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2024.
Paltry crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| MERE | 64 % | 4 |
| MEASLY | 11 % | 6 |
| SCANT | 4 % | 5 |
| SLIM | 4 % | 4 |
| PICAYUNE | 4 % | 8 |
| MEAN | 4 % | 4 |
| MEAGER | 2 % | 6 |
| SLIGHT | 2 % | 6 |
| SORRY | 2 % | 5 |
| CHEAP | 1 % | 5 |
| TWOBIT | 1 % | 6 |
Why may MERE be the right solution?
"MERE" means small or insignificant, which is synonymous with "paltry," meaning something of little value or importance.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Paltry
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- trifling
- meagerly
- meager
- negligible
- miserable
- worthless
- measly
- meagre
- petty
- trivial
- unimportant
- scant
Crossword Answer definitions
MERE noun- A body of standing water, such as a lake or a pond. More specifically, it can refer to a lake that is broad in relation to its depth. Also included in place names such as Windermere.
- Boundary, limit; a boundary-marker; boundary-line.
- To limit; bound; divide or cause division in.
- To set divisions and bounds.
- To decide upon the position of a boundary; to position it on a map.
- Famous.
- Pure, unalloyed .
- Nothing less than; complete, downright .
- Just, only; no more than , pure and simple, neither more nor better than might be expected.
- A Maori war-club.
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 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 MEASLY
- Paltry
- Piddling
- Contemptibly slight
- Unimpressively small
- Slight
- Trifling
- Pitifully small
- Woefully small
- Pathetically small
- Mere
More clues leading to the result SCANT
- Meager
- Barely adequate
- Barely sufficient
- Marginally enough
- Mere
- Barely enough
- Few and far between
- Grudging, as attention
- Limited
- In short supply
More clues leading to the result SLIM
- Actor Pickens
- Narrow of shape
- Pickens, the actor
- Lose it
- Willowy
- Fat free?
- Highly unlikely
- Nigh impossible
- Unlikely
- Carlos ___ (Mexican businessman who has a controlling interest in the New York Times)
More clues leading to the result PICAYUNE
More clues leading to the result MEAN
- Average
- Cruel
- Intend
- Like football's Joe Greene
- Low-down and nasty
- Greenwich __ time
- Nasty
- __-spirited
- Low-down
- Downright nasty
More clues leading to the result MEAGER
More clues leading to the result SLIGHT
More clues leading to the result SORRY
- Good for nothing
- "Pardon me!"
- Contrite
- Game with an exclamation point in its name
- Woebegone
- "My fault"
- Rue-smitten
- "My bad"
- Classic board game
- "My humble apologies!"
More clues leading to the result CHEAP
- Like Jack Benny
- Not very dear
- Tightfisted
- Below wholesale
- "Talk is ___"
- Tight-fisted
- Like some thrills or shots
- Shabbily made
- Skinflinty
- Jack Benny-like