The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word GHOST which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2017.
Popular word game crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| GHOST | 38 % | 5 |
| HANGMAN | 38 % | 7 |
| BOGGLE | 13 % | 6 |
| ANAGRAMS | 13 % | 8 |
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Crossword Answer definitions
GHOST noun- The spirit; the soul of man.
- The disembodied soul; the soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death
- Any faint shadowy semblance; an unsubstantial image
- A false image formed in a telescope, camera, or other optical device by reflection from the surfaces of one or more lenses.
- An unwanted image similar to and overlapping or adjacent to the main one on a television screen, caused by the transmitted image being received both directly and via reflection.
- A ghostwriter.
- An unresponsive user on IRC, resulting from the user's client disconnecting without notifying the server.
- An image of a file or hard disk.
- An understudy.
- A covert (and deniable) agent.
- The faint image that remains after an attempt to remove graffiti.
- An opponent in a racing game that follows a previously recorded route, allowing players to compete against previous best times.
- A dead person whose identity is stolen by another. See ghosting.
- (in names of species) White or pale.
- (in names of species) Transparent or translucent.
- Abandoned.
- Remnant; the remains of a(n).
- Perceived or listed but not real.
- Of cryptid, supernatural or extraterrestrial nature.
- Substitute.
- To haunt; to appear to in the form of an apparition.
- To die; to expire.
- To ghostwrite.
- To sail seemingly without wind.
- To copy a file or hard drive image.
- To gray out (a visual item) to indicate that it is unavailable.
- To forcibly disconnect an IRC user who is using one's reserved nickname.
- To appear without warning; to move quickly and quietly; to slip.
- To kill.
- To break up with someone without warning or explanation; to perform an act of ghosting.
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 GHOST
- Kind of town or story
- Snapchat logo
- Dead head?
- Ship in The Sea Wolf
- Hamlet's vision
- Spelling game
- Mere semblance
- Trace image
- Write surreptitiously
- Visitor in Act I of "Hamlet"
More clues leading to the result HANGMAN
- Popular word game
- Word game
- Word game involving a stick figure
- Popular pencil game
- Word-guessing game
- Pencil-and-paper diversion where the starts of 17-, 25-, 48- and 57- Across denote incorrect guesses
- Epithet for Gestapo Chief Heydrich, assassinated in Prague.
- Children's game
- Guessing game
- ... with dashes on paper
More clues leading to the result BOGGLE
- *Shake up, as one's mind*
- Word game with dice
- Word search game
- Overwhelm
- Dumbfound
- Popular word game
- Do something awkwardly.
- Be startled.
- Work clumsily.
- Amaze