The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word ATOM , but the solution may also be IOTA which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Particle crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ATOM | 36 % | 4 |
| SHRED | 11 % | 5 |
| IOTA | 11 % | 4 |
| MOTE | 10 % | 4 |
| ION | 10 % | 3 |
| ACE | 10 % | 3 |
| SPECK | 4 % | 5 |
| WHIT | 3 % | 4 |
| SCINTILLA | 1 % | 9 |
| RAY | 1 % | 3 |
| FLECK | 1 % | 5 |
| BIT | 1 % | 3 |
| JOT | 1 % | 3 |
| GRAIN | 1 % | 5 |
| ANION | 1 % | 5 |
| MITE | 1 % | 4 |
Why may IOTA be the right solution?
The answer "IOTA" is the right solution for the clue "Particle" because an "iota" is the smallest possible quantity or particle.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Particle
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- atom
- molecule
- mote
- speck
- particulate
- accelerator
- particulates
- ion
- dust
- fiber
- parcel
- piece
Crossword Answer definitions
ATOM noun- The smallest possible amount of matter which still retains its identity as a chemical element, now known to consist of a nucleus surrounded by electrons.
- (history of science) A hypothetical particle posited by Greek philosophers as an ultimate and indivisible component of matter.
- The smallest, indivisible constituent part or unit of something.
- In logical atomism, a fundamental fact that cannot be further broken down.
- The smallest medieval unit of time, equal to fifteen ninety-fourths of a second.
- A mote of dust in a sunbeam.
- A very small amount; a whit.
- (Lisp) An individual number or symbol, as opposed to a list; a scalar value.
- A non-zero member of a Boolean algebra that is not a union of any other elements. Or, a non-zero member of a Boolean lattice that has only zero below it.
- An element of a set that is not itself a set; an urelement.
- (usually capitalised as "Atom") A member of an age group division in hockey for ten- to 11-year-olds.
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 ATOM
- Basic component
- Basic unit
- Bit
- Elementary particle
- Mighty mite
- Molecule builder
- __ smasher
- Diminutive DC Comics superhero
- Diminutive DC Comics' superhero
- Minute particle
More clues leading to the result SHRED
- Grate
- Make cole slaw
- Bit of evidence
- Particle
- Render unreadable, in a way
- Play the guitar like a guitar god
- Really wail on a guitar
- Fragment
- Ragged bit
- Ripped-off item
More clues leading to the result IOTA
- Frat-house letter
- Greek vowel
- Small amount
- Small sorority letter?
- Smidgen
- Tiny bit
- Whit
- Greek letter
- I, as in Ithaca?
- Scintilla
More clues leading to the result MOTE
- Dust particle
- Little bit
- Small particle
- Dust speck
- Bit of dust
- Minuscule speck
- Atom
- Fleck
- Particle
- Insignificant speck
More clues leading to the result ION
- Charged particle
- It may be positive or negative
- It's charged
- Charged atom
- It's all charged up
- Kind of exchange
- Smoke-detector output
- It's not free of charge
- Saturn compact
- "Positively Entertaining" TV channel
More clues leading to the result ACE
- Breeze through
- Bullpen standout
- Club member?
- Duffer's dream
- Expert
- First-class marksman
- Great service
- It can't be returned
- Lendl's lulu
- Super serve
More clues leading to the result SPECK
- Mote
- Minuscule amount
- Smidgen
- Insignificant jot
- Imperfection in an old film
- Particle
- Tiny bit
- Tittle
- Very little bit
- Tiny dot
More clues leading to the result WHIT
- Small amount
- Iota
- Teensiest amount
- Slight amount
- Particle
- Least bit
- Smidgen
- Tiny bit
- Insubstantial amount
- Tiny amount
More clues leading to the result SCINTILLA
- Tiny bit
- Minute amount
- Minute particle
- Trace
- Merest trace
- Particle.
- The slightest bit.
- Iota.
- Least bit.
- Particle
More clues leading to the result RAY
- Hope unit?
- Robinson or Leonard of the ring
- Sunbeam
- Shaft of light
- Sun beam
- "___ Donovan" (Showtime show)
- Barb-tailed fish
- Rachael of the Food Network
- Minimal hope
- Bit of sunshine
More clues leading to the result FLECK
- Dapple
- Small particle
- Patch of color
- Particle
- Banjo virtuoso Béla
- Dot of color
- Point of light
- Tiny piece
- 14-time Grammy-winning banjoist Béla
- Small bit
More clues leading to the result BIT
- A chuck holds it
- Part of a stand-up's act
- Took the bait
- Small theatrical part
- Tiny amount
- Fed from, as a vampire or a mosquito
- Drill piece
- Comic shtick
- Rein check
- Came down on your elbows?
More clues leading to the result JOT
- Scribble (down)
- Write hastily
- Write (down), on a napkin perhaps
- Put (down)
- Small scribble
- Smitch
- Tiny portion
- Write in a hurry
- Take (down)
- Tiny bit
More clues leading to the result GRAIN
- Fodder
- Small measure
- Bit of salt
- Hourglass bit
- Kind of alcohol
- Wood pattern
- Apothecaries' weight unit
- Tiniest amount of rice
- Silo contents
- Elevator filler
More clues leading to the result ANION
- Electrolysis particle
- Hydroxide particle
- Negatively charged ion
- Negatively-charged atom
- Charged particle
- Negatively charged particle
- Negative particle
- Negatively charged bit
- Carrier of negative charge
- Atom that's gained electrons