The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SEMI , but the solution may also be Prefix which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Partly crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SEMI | 30 % | 4 |
| SOME | 30 % | 4 |
| INASENSE | 20 % | 8 |
| Prefix | 10 % | 6 |
| TOADEGREE | 10 % | 9 |
Why may SEMI be the right solution?
The word "partly" indicates that something is only partially or to some extent. The word "semi" means partly or half. Therefore, "semi" is the right answer to the clue "partly" as it accurately represents the concept of being partially or to some extent.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Partly
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- partially
- part
- largely
- somewhat
- sometimes
- incompletely
- particularly
- notably
- too
- slightly
- firstly
- partial
Crossword Answer definitions
SEMI noun- A semi-detached house.
- A semitrailer; a tractor-trailer; an eighteen-wheeler; an artic.
- A semifinal.
- A partial erection.
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 SEMI
- Final preceder
- Highway hauler
- Interstate sight
- Rig
- Tractor-trailer
- 18-wheeler
- Big rig
- Circular opening?
- Final intro?
- 16-wheeler
More clues leading to the result SOME
- "____ Like It Hot"
- A few
- Not all
- "__ Like It Hot"
- "___ friend you are!"
- To a degree
- Ending for hand or fear
- A handful
- "___ Girls" (1978 Rolling Stones album)
- A bit
More clues leading to the result INASENSE
- To a certain extent
- So to speak
- Sort of
- Kind of
- Partly
- Somewhat
- To some extent
- To some degree
- Looking at it one way
- Not entirely
More clues leading to the result Prefix
- Homo or trans
- In or out, at times
- Part of a word.
- Pro- or con-
- Attach before
- Anti or semi, e.g.
- Tri for one
- Pre is one
- Add beforehand
- "Anti" or "semi," e.g.