The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word LET , but the solution may also be ENABLE which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Permit crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LET | 58 % | 3 |
| ALLOW | 26 % | 5 |
| ENABLE | 6 % | 6 |
| LICENSE | 4 % | 7 |
| TOLERATE | 2 % | 8 |
| ENTITLE | 1 % | 7 |
| GRANT | 1 % | 5 |
| PASS | 1 % | 4 |
| SUFFER | 0 % | 6 |
| OKAY | 0 % | 4 |
| SANCTION | 0 % | 8 |
| LAISSEZPASSER | 0 % | 13 |
Why may LET be the right solution?
The word "let" can mean to allow or permit something, making it the correct answer for the clue "permit."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Permit
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- allow
- permission
- license
- let
- countenance
- trachinotus falcatus
- admit
- empower
- authorized
- grant
- authorize
- accept
Crossword Answer definitions
LET noun- The allowing of possession of a property etc. in exchange for rent.
- To allow to, not to prevent (+ infinitive, but usually without to).
- To leave.
- To allow the release of (a fluid).
- To allow possession of (a property etc.) in exchange for rent.
- To give, grant, or assign, as a work, privilege, or contract; often with out.
- Used to introduce an imperative in the first or third person.
- To cause (+ bare infinitive).
- To hinder, prevent, impede, hamper, cumber; to obstruct (someone or something).
- To prevent someone from doing something; also to prevent something from happening.
- To tarry or delay.
- To allow to, not to prevent (+ infinitive, but usually without to).
- To leave.
- To allow the release of (a fluid).
- To allow possession of (a property etc.) in exchange for rent.
- To give, grant, or assign, as a work, privilege, or contract; often with out.
- Used to introduce an imperative in the first or third person.
- To cause (+ bare infinitive).
- An obstacle or hindrance.
- The hindrance caused by the net during serve, only if the ball falls legally.
- To hinder, prevent, impede, hamper, cumber; to obstruct (someone or something).
- To prevent someone from doing something; also to prevent something from happening.
- To tarry or delay.
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 LET
- Allow
- Court call
- Hire out
- Lease
- Pig tail?
- Rented
- The Beatles' "____ It Be"
- Wimbledon call
- __ down (disappoint)
- Tennis do-over
More clues leading to the result ALLOW
- Permit
- Let
- Grant
- Acknowledge
- Concede
- Put up with
- Give the nod to
- Give permission for
- Sanction
- Grant permission for
More clues leading to the result ENABLE
- Make possible
- Activate
- Allow to happen
- Allow
- Authorize
- Give power to
- Permit
- Qualify
- Abet, in a way
- Facilitate
More clues leading to the result LICENSE
- Permit to drive
- It's got your name written all over it
- Permission
- It's shown to the bouncer, often
- Highway patrolman's request
- Request from a traffic cop, perhaps
- Freedom
- It may be poetic
- Traffic cop's request
- Driver's need
More clues leading to the result TOLERATE
More clues leading to the result ENTITLE
- Grant right to
- Make someone feel worthy
- Authorize
- Give a name to
- Name
- Put a name to
- Make eligible
- Qualify
- Permit
- Furnish with a valid claim
More clues leading to the result GRANT
- Bestow
- Cary of "North by Northwest"
- "American Gothic" painter Wood
- Lee opponent
- Vicksburg victor
- Scientist's wish, maybe
- She Done Him Wrong actor
- President in 1869
- Concede
- President who said "I have never felt any sort of fondness for war"
More clues leading to the result PASS
- Annie Oakley, for one
- Drive by
- Overtake
- Pitch the pigskin
- Free ticket
- Get through
- "Do not ___ Go"
- QB play
- Don't bet
- Pull ahead of
More clues leading to the result SUFFER
- Endure
- Feel the pain
- Allow.
- Permit.
- "___ the little children . . . "
- Agonize
- Feel pain
- Abide
- Do more than abide
- Act the martyr
More clues leading to the result OKAY
- "All right!"
- Authorize
- Initial
- Rubber-stamp
- Not bad
- Thumbs up
- "Sure, fine, whatever"
- Not hurt
- "Fine, I'll listen"
- "What the hell"
More clues leading to the result SANCTION
- Approval, or disapproval
- Approve.
- Lend approval to.
- Law's binding force.
- Permit
- Official permission
- Permission or penalty
- Approve
- Approve or penalize
- Give approval to ... or express disapproval of