The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word LEANT , but the solution may also be DEPENDED which is one of the most recent solution (2017 in New York Times).
Relied on crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LEANT | 25 % | 5 |
| LEANED | 25 % | 6 |
| DEPENDED | 17 % | 8 |
| SWOREBY | 8 % | 7 |
| HINGED | 8 % | 6 |
| BANKED | 8 % | 6 |
| TRUSTED | 8 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Relied on
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- depended
- counted
- depended on
- account
- adduced
- asserted
- cited
- claimed
- dependence
- invoke
- invoked
- pleaded
Crossword Answer definitions
LEANT verb- To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating.
- To incline in opinion or desire; to conform in conduct; often with to, toward, etc.
- Followed by against, on, or upon: to rest or rely, for support, comfort, etc.
- To hang outwards.
- To press against.
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 LEANT
- Inclined
- Was biased, in Birmingham
- Bent over
- Rested
- Rested (on)
- Slanted
- Tilted to one side
- Inclined or relied
- Had a list
- Listed
More clues leading to the result LEANED
- Rested against
- Inclined
- Had an inclination
- Listed to one side
- Tilted
- Favored, with "toward"
- Betrayed a bias
- Pressured, with "on"
- Showed bias
- Listed at sea
More clues leading to the result DEPENDED
- Counted (on)
- Was reliant
- Was contingent (on)
- Hinged (on)
- Was contingent.
- Relied (on).
- Hinged, with "on."
- Relied (on)
- Hinged
- Relied (upon)
More clues leading to the result SWOREBY
More clues leading to the result HINGED
- Relied (on)
- Depended
- Like a trapdoor
- Depended (on).
- Pivoted on
- Depended on
- Depended (on)
- Like most gates
- Swinging, say
- Like most doors
More clues leading to the result BANKED
- At an angle
- Like a curve at Indy
- Counted (on)
- Inclined laterally.
- Angled a plane
- Relied (on)
- Caromed
- Tilted to turn