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 |
| SETAPART | 7 % | 8 |
| SAVE | 7 % | 4 |
| CACHE | 7 % | 5 |
| SETASIDE | 7 % | 8 |
| STORE | 7 % | 5 |
| ICINESS | 5 % | 7 |
| SHYNESS | 5 % | 7 |
| PUTAHOLDON | 2 % | 10 |
| ENGAGE | 2 % | 6 |
| AUXILIARY | 2 % | 9 |
| NESTEGG | 2 % | 7 |
| LAYAWAY | 2 % | 7 |
| MODESTY | 2 % | 7 |
| BACKLOG | 2 % | 7 |
| COOLNESS | 2 % | 8 |
| SUB | 2 % | 3 |
| ICE | 2 % | 3 |
| SPARE | 2 % | 5 |
| SETBY | 2 % | 5 |
| HOLD | 2 % | 4 |
| REPLACEMENT | 2 % | 11 |
| ALOOFNESS | 2 % | 9 |
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 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 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 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 PUTAHOLDON
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 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 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 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 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 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
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 SPARE
- Next best thing to a strike
- Left over
- Type of tire
- Diagonal line, on a score sheet
- Donut in a trunk
- Flat replacement
- It may be found in the trunk
- Trunk item
- Do without
- Converted split
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 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