The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word RETICENCE , but the solution may also be SAVE which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Reserve crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RETICENCE | 15 % | 9 |
| BOOK | 11 % | 4 |
| SETASIDE | 7 % | 8 |
| STORE | 7 % | 5 |
| SETAPART | 7 % | 8 |
| SAVE | 7 % | 4 |
| CACHE | 7 % | 5 |
| ICINESS | 5 % | 7 |
| SHYNESS | 5 % | 7 |
| HOLD | 2 % | 4 |
| SETBY | 2 % | 5 |
| ALOOFNESS | 2 % | 9 |
| REPLACEMENT | 2 % | 11 |
| PUTAHOLDON | 2 % | 10 |
| AUXILIARY | 2 % | 9 |
| NESTEGG | 2 % | 7 |
| ENGAGE | 2 % | 6 |
| MODESTY | 2 % | 7 |
| BACKLOG | 2 % | 7 |
| LAYAWAY | 2 % | 7 |
| COOLNESS | 2 % | 8 |
| ICE | 2 % | 3 |
| SUB | 2 % | 3 |
| SPARE | 2 % | 5 |
Why may SAVE be the right solution?
The word "reserve" can mean to save or set aside for later use. Therefore, "SAVE" is a suitable answer to the clue.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Reserve
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- set aside
- retain
- allow
- substitute
- stockpile
- hold
- appropriate
- reticence
- modesty
- spare
- taciturnity
- inactive
Crossword Answer definitions
RETICENCE noun- An abrupt breaking-off in speech, often indicated in print using an ellipsis (…) or an em dash (—).
- Avoidance of saying or reluctance to say too much; discretion, tight-lippedness; an instance of acting in this manner.
- A silent and reserved nature.
- Followed by of: discretion or restraint in the use of something.
- Often followed by to: hesitancy or reluctance (to do something).
- To deliberately not listen or pay attention to; to disregard, to ignore.
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 RETICENCE
- Reserve
- Tendency to be reserved
- Taciturnity
- Reserve.
- Restraint in speaking.
- Taciturnity.
- Uncommunicative state.
- Disposition to say little.
- Reserved quality
- Tendency to keep silent
More clues leading to the result BOOK
- Volume
- Reserve
- 26-Across, e.g.
- Match packet
- Reserve, as rooms
- Stamp purchase
- Reserve, as a hotel room
- Movie basis, often
- Throw the ___ at (punish severely)
- It may be thrown at you
More clues leading to the result SETASIDE
- Table
- Put on ice
- Reserved
- Reserve
- Put in reserve
- Saved
- Save for later
- Place in reserve
- Hold for later
- Keep for later
More clues leading to the result STORE
- Ender for dime or dollar
- Put away for later
- Cache
- Chain unit
- Hoard
- Put away 'til next year
- Husband
- Squirrel away
- Mall tenant
- Mall lessee
More clues leading to the result SETAPART
- Put to oneside
- Distinguished
- Single out
- Away
- Quarantine
- Isolate
- Place on opposite ends
- Reserve
- In reserve
- Distinguish
More clues leading to the result SAVE
- Conserve
- Except for
- Sale-ad word
- Computer command
- Redeem
- Goalie's goal
- Smart command to use when you've been working on a document for a while
- Solo success
- Except
- Squirrel away
More clues leading to the result CACHE
- Hoard
- Secret supply
- Stash
- File storage area
- Secret store
- Reserve
- Hiding place
- Secret storage spot
- Hidden supply
- PC memory
More clues leading to the result ICINESS
- Frigidity
- Distance
- Cool manner
- Lack of emotion
- Chilly attitude
- Winter hazard
- Hardly a good reception
- Not a good reception
- Aloof demeanor
- Cool quality
More clues leading to the result SHYNESS
- Timidity
- Withdrawn quality
- Diffidence
- Timidity.
- Reserve.
- Child's reserve.
- Modesty.
- Wallflower's characteristic
- Reserve
- Social problem
More clues leading to the result HOLD
- Countdown delay
- Stick fast
- Impose restraints on
- Phone button
- Confine
- Cargo compartment
- Telephone limbo
- Where cargo rides
- Ship's cargo area
- Nelson, for example
More clues leading to the result SETBY
- Place proximately
- Reserve for future use
- Put aside
- Save for the future
- Saved for later
- Save for later use
- Put on ice
- Hold in reserve
- Laid aside
- Save for future use
More clues leading to the result ALOOFNESS
More clues leading to the result REPLACEMENT
More clues leading to the result PUTAHOLDON
More clues leading to the result AUXILIARY
More clues leading to the result NESTEGG
- Golden-age security
- Savings
- Roth, e.g.
- Some of it may be spent on your grandchildren
- Valued savings
- Reserve fund
- Retirement account
- Golden years fund
- IRA, e.g.
- Savings of a sort
More clues leading to the result ENGAGE
- Employ
- Take on
- Word said by movie fighter pilots while locking on to a target
- "Star Trek" captain's order
- Get involved with
- Hire
- Do battle with
- Interlock
- Switch on
- Bring into operation
More clues leading to the result MODESTY
- Shyness of body
- Reserve
- Reason to blush
- Victorian virtue
- Unpretentiousness
- Demureness
- "Aw shucks" quality
- Asset of one who's retiring
- "The only sure bait when you angle for praise": Lord Chesterfield
- Reason for a cover-up?
More clues leading to the result BACKLOG
- Unshipped inventory
- Accumulation at the factory
- Unprocessed orders
- Accumulation of work
- Unfilled orders, for instance.
- Reserve.
- Inventory
- What's not done yet
- In-basket stack
- Buildup of unfinished work
More clues leading to the result LAYAWAY
- Buyer's choice
- Payment plan
- Purchasing option
- "Buy now, pay later" option
- Purchasing plan with a down payment
- Alternative to immediate purchase
- Buying plan with a down payment
- Retail purchase plan
- Certain payment plan
- One plan for buying.
More clues leading to the result COOLNESS
- Snoopy-wearing-shades trait
- Hipster's trait
- Composure.
- Aplomb.
- Self-possession
- POSE
- Hipster's quality
- Fonz's quality
- Fonzie's trait
- Sangfroid
More clues leading to the result ICE
- Chill
- Dry __ (solid Carbon dioxide)
- Gerald Browne's "Green ___"
- Hockey field
- Rink surface
- Ross __ Shelf
- Winter sculpture material
- Bar request
- Bruin's milieu
- Diamonds, to jewel thieves
More clues leading to the result SUB
- Deli offering
- Temp. teacher
- Deli order, sometimes
- Hero
- Lunch that requires two hands
- Bench-warmer
- Grinder's kin
- Stand-in
- "Nautilus," for one
- Second-stringer