The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ACMES which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2023.
Peaks crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ACMES | 53 % | 5 |
| CRESTS | 13 % | 6 |
| TORS | 7 % | 4 |
| APEXES | 5 % | 6 |
| PINNACLES | 5 % | 9 |
| ALPS | 4 % | 4 |
| TOPSOFMOUNTAINS | 2 % | 15 |
| CUSPS | 2 % | 5 |
| TIPS | 2 % | 4 |
| TOPS | 2 % | 4 |
| HIGES | 2 % | 5 |
| APICES | 2 % | 6 |
| APOGEES | 2 % | 7 |
Why may CRESTS be the right solution?
"Peaks" refers to the highest points of a mountain or hill. "Crests" are the highest points or ridges of a wave, hill, or mountain range. Therefore, "crests" is the correct solution.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Peaks
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- pinnacle
- height
- vertex
- top
- acme
- high
- elevation
- climactic
- superlative
- maximum
- maximal
- heyday
Crossword Answer definitions
ACMES noun- The top or highest point; pinnacle; culmination.
- The crisis or height of a disease.
- Mature age; full bloom of life.
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 ACMES
- Climbers' goals
- High points
- High tops?
- Tops
- Pinnacle points
- Pinnacles
- Climaxes
- Summits
- Highest points
- Zeniths
More clues leading to the result CRESTS
- Reaches a peak
- Cuckoo points?
- Heraldic devices
- Roosters' combs
- Tufted-titmouse toppers
- Wave tops
- Reaches the highest level
- Shield designs, at times
- Wave peaks
- Cockatiels' toppers
More clues leading to the result TORS
- Craggy hills
- Climber's spots
- Rock cliffs
- Rocky high points
- Rocky spots
- Some peaks
- Rocky peaks
- Rocky hills
- Rocky crags
- High crags
More clues leading to the result APEXES
More clues leading to the result PINNACLES
More clues leading to the result ALPS
- Mont Blanc range
- European mountain system
- Matterhorn milieu
- Swiss range
- Yodeler's range
- "The Sound of Music" setting
- Brenner Pass range
- Setting for "The Sound of Music"
- T-Bar territory
- Yodeler's place
More clues leading to the result TOPSOFMOUNTAINS
More clues leading to the result CUSPS
- Crescent moon horns
- Horns of a crescent
- Points
- Pair on a crescent
- Zodiac sign boundaries
- Tooth tips
- Crescent points
- Zodiac transition points
- Transition points
- Astrological borders
More clues leading to the result TIPS
- Insiders information
- They're usually not reported
- Track advice
- Helpful hints
- Helping hints
- Henhouse rarity
- Video game walkthrough fodder
- Waitress's wages, largely
- Bits of advice
- Pianist's jarful, maybe
More clues leading to the result TOPS
- Beats out
- First-rate
- Overshadows
- Dreidels, e.g.
- Some porn specialists
- Best parts of muffins, objectively
- Ranked highest
- Tees, e.g.
- Does better than
- Does one better than