The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word METES , but the solution may also be METES Down 1 Leaves out which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Portions (out) crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| METES | 56 % | 5 |
| ALLOTS | 22 % | 6 |
| METES Down 1 Leaves out | 11 % | 23 |
| PRORATES | 11 % | 8 |
Why may METESDOWN1-LEAVES-OUT be the right solution?
The word "metes" means to distribute or portion out. So, "portions (out)" is a clue for the word "METES." In the context of the clue "Leaves out," METES fits as it means to distribute or portion out, which can involve leaving some things out.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Portions (out)
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- allocates
- doles out
- metes out
- apportions
- dispense
- parcel
- dole
- deal
- doling
- parcelling
- dispensed
- allot
Crossword Answer definitions
METES verb- To measure.
- (usually with “out”) To dispense, measure (out), allot (especially punishment, reward etc.).
- A boundary or other limit; a boundary-marker; mere.
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 METES
- Apportions, with "out"
- Distributes
- Parcels (out)
- Administers, with "out"
- Doles (out)
- Divides (out)
- Portions (out)
- Passes out
- Allots, with "out"
- Doles
More clues leading to the result ALLOTS
- Gives out
- Doles out
- Apportions
- Divvies up
- Parcels out
- Assigns
- Metes out
- Rations
- Dishes out
- Distributes by shares