The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word MAIN , but the solution may also be ARCH which is one of the most recent solution (2022 in New York Times).
Principal crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| MAIN | 45 % | 4 |
| ARCH | 17 % | 4 |
| CHIEF | 7 % | 5 |
| MAJOR | 5 % | 5 |
| STAR | 5 % | 4 |
| FIRST | 4 % | 5 |
| LEAD | 2 % | 4 |
| CENTRAL | 2 % | 7 |
| PRIME | 2 % | 5 |
| GRAND | 2 % | 5 |
| LEADING | 2 % | 7 |
| MORAL | 1 % | 5 |
| SALIENT | 1 % | 7 |
| BASIC | 1 % | 5 |
| PRIMATE | 1 % | 7 |
| HEAD | 1 % | 4 |
| HIGH | 1 % | 4 |
| TOP | 1 % | 3 |
| STAPLE | 1 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Principal
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- primary
- main
- important
- chief
- corpus
- head teacher
- dealer
- head
- star
- lead
- of import
- principal sum
Crossword Answer definitions
MAIN verb- Short for mainline.
- To mainly play a specific character, or side, during a game.
- Of a road: to convert into a main or primary road.
- Of chief or leading importance; prime, principal.
- Chief, most important, or principal in extent, size, or strength; consisting of the largest part.
- (of force, strength, etc.) Full, sheer, undivided.
- Big; angry.
- Belonging to or connected with the principal mast in a vessel.
- Great in size or degree; important, powerful, strong, vast.
- Exceedingly, extremely, greatly, mightily, very, very much.
- That which is chief or principal; the chief or main portion; the bulk, the greater part, gross.
- A large cable or pipe providing utility service to an area or a building, such as a water main or electric main.
- Short for main course.
- The high seas.
- The mainland.
- Short for mainsail.
- (except in might and main) Force, power, strength, violent effort.
- A hand or match in a game of dice.
- The largest throw in a match at dice; in the game of hazard, a number from one to nine called out by a person before the dice are thrown.
- A stake played for at dice.
- A sporting contest or match, especially a cockfighting match.
- A banker's shovel for coins.
- A basket for gathering grapes.
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 MAIN
- Popular street name
- Primary
- Water way
- It may be bounding
- Chief
- Water line
- Critically important
- Essential
- It can be bounding
- Pipe down?
More clues leading to the result ARCH
- St. Louis sight
- Eyebrow shape
- Foot part
- St. Louis gateway
- St. Louis landmark
- Eero Saarinen's Gateway __
- Podiatrist's concern
- Gateway structure
- Cunning
- Curved entryway
More clues leading to the result CHIEF
- Head honcho
- Kansas City footballer
- Primary
- Main
- Leading
- Crazy Horse, e.g.
- Most important
- Crazy Horse, for one
- Maxwell Smart's boss
- Firehouse foreman
More clues leading to the result MAJOR
- Frank Burns, for example
- Important
- ____ League
- Not minor
- Label one might be called a sellout for signing with
- Main course?
- "___ Dad"
- Big-time
- Student's focus
- Collegian's specialty
More clues leading to the result STAR
- Film VIP
- Antares or Deneb
- Capital 8
- Capital 8?
- Dressing-room door ornament
- Featured lead
- Have top billing
- Headliner
- Leading player
- Play the lead
More clues leading to the result FIRST
- At the head of the line
- Gold-medal position
- Unprecedented
- Who's position
- Winning position
- Leading
- Initial
- "Who's on ___?"
- Gold medalist's place
- Before anything else
More clues leading to the result LEAD
- Pencil innard?
- Sinker material
- Spearhead
- Heavy metal
- Hold first place
- Pb, on the periodic table
- Precedes belly and foot
- Preceeds belly and foot
- Starring role
- Take charge of
More clues leading to the result CENTRAL
- With 54 Down, warmer
- Smack-dab in the middle
- Like 30-Across
- Like a keystone
- Oklahoma's time zone
- Chief
- Like this grid entry
- Dominant
- "___Park West"
- ___ America
More clues leading to the result PRIME
- Of fine quality
- 2 or 3, but not 4
- Beef designation
- Meat rating
- Number like 3 or 13
- Like 7 or 17
- High-quality
- Heyday
- ___ lending rate (Bank of Canada concern)
- Prepare the engine
More clues leading to the result GRAND
- Transplendent
- Splendid
- Long piano
- Thou
- Impressive in scale
- On a large scale
- Imposing
- Kind of piano
- Word before piano or opera
- Word before slam or theft
More clues leading to the result LEADING
More clues leading to the result MORAL
- Aesop ending
- Fable ending, often
- Upright
- Lesson from Aesop
- Fabulous finish, of a sort
- Like some codes
- Fable finale
- Children's book conclusion
- Children's story ender, often
- End of a story with animals
More clues leading to the result SALIENT
- Prominent
- Conspicuous
- Noticeable and important
- Outstanding
- Projecting part of a battle line
- Striking
- Hard to miss
- Standing out prominently
- Most notable
- Remarkable
More clues leading to the result BASIC
- Kind of training
- Fundamental
- Nitty-gritty
- Conformist, in slang
- Bare-bones
- Meat-and-potatoes
- Simple
- Computer language
- Like the ABCs
- Like ABCs
More clues leading to the result PRIMATE
- Ape or gibbon, e.g.
- Ape, for one
- Country's top bishop
- Gibbon or gorilla
- Ape or chimp
- Man or monkey
- Word from the Latin for "dignitary"
- Mandrill, for one
- Human or chimpanzee
- Church dignitary.
More clues leading to the result HEAD
- Lead
- Cabbage unit
- Enterprise lavatory
- Facilities, aboard ship
- Highest in rank
- John, at sea?
- Peruke support
- Hollywood designer, Edith
- Kind of start
- With 2D, a Hollywood designer
More clues leading to the result HIGH
- Tide type
- The Byrds' "Eight Miles ___"
- Up there
- Having a relatively great elevation
- Intoxicated
- In the ozone
- In rarefied air
- Way up
- Elevated
- Way off the ground
More clues leading to the result TOP
- "__ Hat" (Berlin musical)
- "__ o' the mornin'"
- Crowning point
- Dreidel e.g.
- Inning half
- Surpass
- Exceed
- Foremost
- Spinning toy
- Beyonce's "Love on ___"