The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word RICE , but the solution may also be YAM which is one of the most recent solution (2012 in Newsday).
Potato alternative crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RICE | 50 % | 4 |
| PILAF | 21 % | 5 |
| YAM | 14 % | 3 |
| PASTA | 7 % | 5 |
| RICEARONI | 7 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Potato alternative
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- yam
- pilaf
- pasta
- rice
- watusi
- chat
- chatting
- dip
- farina
- mash
- oleo
- salad
Crossword Answer definitions
RICE noun- Cereal plants, Oryza sativa of the grass family whose seeds are used as food.
- A specific variety of this plant.
- The seeds of this plant used as food.
- To squeeze through a ricer; to mash or make into rice-sized pieces (especially potatoes).
- To harvest wild rice (Zizania sp.)
- To throw rice at a person (usually at a wedding).
- To customize the user interface of a computer system, e.g. a desktop environment.
- (now chiefly) A twig or stick.
- A bobbin or spool.
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 RICE
- It's often converted
- Food staple
- Houston campus
- John's collaborator
- Paella base
- Asian staple
- Bridal shower
- Sake base
- Wedding staple
- Houston university
More clues leading to the result PILAF
- Rice dish
- Side of rice, perhaps
- Risotto alternative
- See 50-Down
- Rice classic
- Rice with spice
- Rice cooked in broth
- Seasoned rice
- Seasoned rice dish
- Mideastern mélange
More clues leading to the result YAM
- Starchy tuber
- Thanksgiving dinner starch
- Sweet potato
- Tasty tuber
- Heroin balloon, in slang
- November sweet
- Fall stew tuber
- Good source of potassium
- Orange tuber
- Root of Thanksgiving
More clues leading to the result PASTA
- Shaped starch
- Trattoria treat
- Elbows and bowties
- Marathoner's staple
- Starchy staple
- Trattoria course
- Carbo-loading meal
- High carb meal
- Linguine or fettucine
- Rigatoni or macaroni