The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ARMED , but the solution may also be ON ALERT which is one of the most recent solution (2025 in LA Times).
Ready for action crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ARMED | 16 % | 5 |
| ONALERT | 15 % | 7 |
| GAME | 10 % | 4 |
| EAGER | 8 % | 5 |
| RIPE | 6 % | 4 |
| POISED | 6 % | 6 |
| ALERT | 5 % | 5 |
| GIRT | 3 % | 4 |
| ALLSET | 3 % | 6 |
| PRIMED | 3 % | 6 |
| RESTED | 2 % | 6 |
| ON ALERT | 2 % | 8 |
| ONICE | 2 % | 5 |
| TRAINED | 2 % | 7 |
| RARING | 2 % | 6 |
| HOTTOTROT | 2 % | 9 |
| ONTAP | 2 % | 5 |
| MOBILIZE | 2 % | 8 |
| ONCALL | 2 % | 6 |
| STEELED | 2 % | 7 |
| LETSDOTHISTHING | 2 % | 15 |
| ONSET | 2 % | 5 |
| ALERTED | 2 % | 7 |
| WELLRESTED | 2 % | 10 |
| ARM | 2 % | 3 |
Why may ON-ALERT be the right solution?
"ON ALERT" means being prepared and ready for action, making it a fitting answer to the clue "Ready for action."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Ready for action
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- prepared
- alert
- on guard
- wakeful
- vigilance
- erect
- watchfulness
- watchful
- vigilant
- watch
- aware
- argus
Crossword Answer definitions
ARMED verb- To take by the arm; to take up in one's arms.
- To supply with armour or (later especially) weapons.
- To prepare a tool or a weapon for action; to activate.
- To cover or furnish with a plate, or with whatever will add strength, force, security, or efficiency.
- To furnish with means of defence; to prepare for resistance; to fortify, in a moral sense.
- To take up weapons; to arm oneself.
- To fit (a magnet) with an armature.
- (sometimes in combination) Equipped, especially with a weapon.
- (of a weapon) Prepared for use; loaded.
- Furnished with whatever serves to add strength, force, or efficiency.
- Having prickles or thorns.
- (chiefly in combination) Having an arm or arms, often of a specified number or type.
- (of a creature) Possessing arms of a specified number or type.
- (heraldry, of animals) Having horns, claws, teeth, a beak, etc. in a particular tincture, as contrasted with that of the animal as a whole.
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 ARMED
- Dangerous' partner
- Ready for battle
- Well equipped
- Battle-ready
- Partner of dangerous
- Ready to fight
- Prepared for war
- Ready for action
- __ forces
- An octopus
More clues leading to the result ONALERT
- Standing by
- Ready
- Ready at all times
- Ready for anything
- Poised for trouble
- Wary
- Standing guard
- Like a sentry, presumably
- Not asleep at the switch
- Ready for action
More clues leading to the result GAME
- Go, for one
- Twister, e.g.
- Scrabble or Go
- Uno, for one
- Monopoly or marbles
- Willing
- Flirting prowess
- Willing to try
- iPhone app, perhaps
- Hide-and-seek, for one
More clues leading to the result EAGER
- Avid
- Champing at the bit
- Kind of beaver
- Thirsting
- Beaverlike
- Rarin' to go
- _____ beaver
- Beaver-ish!
- Hollywood's Morales
- Hot to trot
More clues leading to the result RIPE
- In one's prime
- Mature
- Ready for picking
- Ready to pluck
- Mellow
- Ready to eat
- Ready to eat, say
- Opportune
- Juicy, perhaps
- Nubile, in a way
More clues leading to the result POISED
- Ready for action
- Self-assured
- Ready to strike
- Self-confident
- Self-possessed
- Not rattled
- All set (to)
- Full of confidence
- Suspended.
- Hovering.
More clues leading to the result ALERT
- Argus-eyed
- Code red, for one
- On one's toes
- Sharp-eyed
- Tip off
- Warn
- Not oblivious
- Storm siren
- Wide awake
- On the ball
More clues leading to the result GIRT
- Encircled
- Encircle
- Surrounded (by)
- Belted or banded
- Encircled with a belt
- Rafter support
- Belted
- Support beam
- Prepared (oneself) for action
- Structural engineering piece
More clues leading to the result ALLSET
- "Ready, Freddie?"
- "You ready?"
- Ready to begin
- "I'm ready"
- Completely ready
- Rarin' to go
- Ready to go
- Given the green light
- Raring to go
- "Ready!"
More clues leading to the result PRIMED
- Stimulated
- Put on a first coat
- Prepared, as a pump
- Readied for new paint
- Applied an undercoat
- Prepared a pump
- Fully ready
- Ready for action
- Made ready.
- Put in working condition.
More clues leading to the result RESTED
- Took five
- Took some time off
- Paused
- Observed the Sabbath
- Sat for a spell
- Took a nap
- Took a breather
- Caught some z's
- Wound up in court?
- Back from vacation, say
More clues leading to the result ON ALERT
More clues leading to the result ONICE
- In the cooler
- Tabled
- In reserve
- Waiting until after the game to get drunk, say
- In the bag
- Reserved or preserved
- Being saved
- Chilling
- Chilling out?
- Just chillin'?
More clues leading to the result TRAINED
- Prepared for a triathlon, say
- Like circus animals
- Took on an apprentice
- Prepared for a big match
- Learned the ropes
- Showed the ropes
- Prepared for a bout
- Well prepared
- Ready for action
- Disciplined.
More clues leading to the result RARING
- Full of eagerness
- "___ to go" (gung-ho)
- ___ to go
- ___ to go (eager)
- Eager (to go)
- __ to go: psyched
- Ready and eager
- Very eager
- Anxious
- __ to go (eager)
More clues leading to the result HOTTOTROT
- Eager to get started
- Eager and then some
- Very eager
- More than eager
- Ready for action
- Really eager
- Eager
- Turned on
- Especially eager
- Ready and eager
More clues leading to the result ONTAP
- Draft status
- Ready to be drawn
- From the barrel
- Like some pub brews
- Ready
- Bottled alternative
- Ready to use
- Available via faucet
- Ready to pour
- Like draft beer
More clues leading to the result MOBILIZE
- Get ready for war
- Marshal one's forces
- Assemble and make ready for use.
- Put into action
- Prepare for action
- Ready for action
More clues leading to the result ONCALL
- Doctor's status
- Ready in case of an emergency
- Available
- Available on short notice
- Available if needed
- Available to come to work
- Available with short notice
- Emergency contact's status, perhaps
- Standing by
- Like some doctors during the weekend
More clues leading to the result STEELED
- Made strong
- Braced (for)
- Rendered insensitive
- Hardened
- Became resolute
- Filled with resolve
- Became determined
- Filled with determination
- Girded (oneself)
- Prepared for bad news, say
More clues leading to the result LETSDOTHISTHING
More clues leading to the result ONSET
More clues leading to the result ALERTED
- Flagged
- Gave a heads-up
- Signaled
- Given a warning
- Put on guard
- Warned
- Gave a heads-up to
- Gave fair warning
- Tipped off
- Given advance notice