The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word STAYED which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2021.
Remained crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| STAYED | 55 % | 6 |
| SAT | 13 % | 3 |
| STOOD | 6 % | 5 |
| ABIDED | 6 % | 6 |
| LASTED | 6 % | 6 |
| LINGERED | 3 % | 8 |
| STUCKAROUND | 3 % | 11 |
| WAS | 3 % | 3 |
| BIDED | 3 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Remained
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- stay on
- stay
- persist
- continue
- rest
- always
- become
- been
- cheered
- continued
- continuous
- did
Crossword Answer definitions
STAYED verb- To prop; support; sustain; hold up; steady.
- To support from sinking; to sustain with strength; to satisfy in part or for the time.
- To stop; detain; keep back; delay; hinder.
- To restrain; withhold; check; stop.
- To cause to cease; to put an end to.
- To put off; defer; postpone; delay; keep back.
- To hold the attention of.
- To bear up under; to endure; to hold out against; to resist.
- To wait for; await.
- To remain for the purpose of; to stay to take part in or be present at (a meal, ceremony etc.).
- To rest; depend; rely.
- To stop; come to a stand or standstill.
- To come to an end; cease.
- To dwell; linger; tarry; wait.
- To make a stand; to stand firm.
- To hold out, as in a race or contest; last or persevere to the end.
- To remain in a particular place, especially for a definite or short period of time; sojourn; abide.
- To wait; rest in patience or expectation.
- (used with on or upon) To wait as an attendant; give ceremonious or submissive attendance.
- To continue to have a particular quality.
- To live; reside
- To brace or support with a stay or stays
- To incline forward, aft, or to one side by means of stays.
- To tack; put on the other tack.
- To change; tack; go about; be in stays, as a ship.
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 STAYED
- Didn't raise
- Remained
- Lingered
- Didn't budge
- Didn't leave
- Put on the shelf
- Stuck it out
- Didn't take off
- Hung around
- Stuck around
More clues leading to the result SAT
- Had one's portrait done
- Kind of scores
- Made a lap
- Rode the bench
- Used an arm chair
- Was in session
- Convened
- Created a lap
- Minded the baby
- Posed
More clues leading to the result STOOD
- Tolerated
- __ in (subbed)
- Got up
- Got off one's butt
- Bore
- Jumped up
- Prepared to speak, maybe
- Showed respect, in a way
- Waited in line
- Rose
More clues leading to the result ABIDED
More clues leading to the result LASTED
- Remained
- Survived
- Went the distance
- Hung in there
- Went on for a long time
- Continued
- Endured
- Held out
- Went on
- Held up
More clues leading to the result LINGERED
- Hung around
- Didn't go
- Was unnecessarily slow.
- Continued to stay.
- Remained.
- Stayed on
- Dawdled
- Didn't go away
- Was slow to leave
More clues leading to the result STUCKAROUND
More clues leading to the result WAS
- "How Green __ My Valley"
- Existed
- Had been
- Is no longer
- Center of quip
- Has-been
- Third word in a limerick
- Third word in many limericks
- "Fuzzy Wuzzy ___ a bear"
- Is no more