The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word ROTE , but the solution may also be NORMAL which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in Wall Street Journal).
Routine crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ROTE | 33 % | 4 |
| ACT | 14 % | 3 |
| USUAL | 9 % | 5 |
| NORMAL | 6 % | 6 |
| RUT | 5 % | 3 |
| CUTANDDRIED | 5 % | 11 |
| DAYTODAY | 3 % | 8 |
| HOHUM | 2 % | 5 |
| GROOVE | 2 % | 6 |
| HABIT | 2 % | 5 |
| EVERYDAY | 2 % | 8 |
| OLDHAT | 2 % | 6 |
| BIT | 1 % | 3 |
| SHTICK | 1 % | 6 |
| WORKADAY | 1 % | 8 |
| BEATENPATH | 1 % | 10 |
| CUTANDDRY | 1 % | 9 |
| BORING | 1 % | 6 |
| DRILL | 1 % | 5 |
| ONCEADAY | 1 % | 8 |
| SAME | 1 % | 4 |
| GRIND | 1 % | 5 |
| SYSTEM | 1 % | 6 |
| UNEVENTFUL | 1 % | 10 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Routine
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- modus operandi
- everyday
- workaday
- quotidian
- mundane
- function
- procedure
- number
- ordinary
- regular
- turn
- unremarkable
Crossword Answer definitions
ROTE noun- Mechanical routine; a fixed, habitual, repetitive, or mechanical course of procedure.
- To go out by rotation or succession; to rotate.
- To learn or repeat by rote.
- By repetition or practice.
- The roar of the surf; the sound of waves breaking on the shore.
- A group of people congregated or collected into a close body without order.
- Several things collected or closely pressed together; also, some things adjacent to each other.
- (with definite article) The so-called lower orders of people; the populace, vulgar.
- A group of people united or at least characterised by a common interest.
- (now dialectal) A fiddle.
- An archaic stringed instrument associated particularly with Wales, though once played widely in Europe, and characterized by a vaulted back and enough space for the player to stop each of the six strings on the fingerboard.
- A kind of guitar, the notes of which were produced by a small wheel or wheel-like arrangement; an instrument similar to the hurdy-gurdy.
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 ROTE
- Fixed procedure
- Boring learning method
- By ___ (learning style)
- Kyle of football fame
- Learning by repetition
- Mindless memorizing
- Routine learning
- Surf noise
- A memorizing process
- Mechanical routine
More clues leading to the result ACT
- Be in a picture
- Charade
- Circus routine
- Class __
- Do something
- Drama part
- Ham it up
- Play the part
- Statute
- Tread the boards
More clues leading to the result USUAL
- Frequent
- Run-of-the-mill
- "Round up the _____ suspects!"
- Expected
- Same-old same-old
- Same old, same old
- "Round up the ___ suspects"
- Customary
- Same as always
- Same old
More clues leading to the result NORMAL
- Usual
- Not unusual
- Completely run-of-the-mill
- Part of "snafu"
- 20-20
- 98.6
- Ordinary
- Conventional
- Typical
- Hardly pushing the envelope
More clues leading to the result RUT
- Furrow
- Groove
- Same old same old
- Boring routine
- Monotonous routine
- Rat-race course?
- Sticking point?
- Sticking point
- Ungroovy groove
- Bad groove to be in
More clues leading to the result CUTANDDRIED
- According to formula
- Formulaic
- Settled in advance
- Routine
- Predictable
- Uncomplicated
- Unvarying
- Boring.
- Routine.
- Prepared beforehand.
More clues leading to the result DAYTODAY
- In the normal course of business
- Short-term
- Routine
- Like some responsibilities
- A way to subsist
- Not at all long-term
- From ___ (without thought of the future).
- From ___.
- Live from ___.
- Continuing.
More clues leading to the result HOHUM
- Dull
- "Been there, done that, bought the T-shirt"
- Blah
- Lackluster
- Unexciting
- Utterly unremarkable
- Boring
- Run-of-the-mill
- Unstimulating
- So-so
More clues leading to the result GROOVE
- An LP has only one
- Hard workers get into it
- LP track
- Phonograph needle's target
- Fixed routine
- Enjoy a funky beat
- "Into the ___" (Madonna hit)
- Routine
- Place for a needle
- It's good to be in one
More clues leading to the result HABIT
- Fingernail chewing, for one
- Way of life
- It should be kicked if it's bad
- Addiction
- Smoking, for one
- Smoking, as a bad example
- Smoking, say
- Garb
- Second nature
- Behavioral rut
More clues leading to the result EVERYDAY
More clues leading to the result OLDHAT
- No longer cool
- Dated
- Been there, done that
- Passe
- Trite
- Commonplace
- No longer interesting
- Nothing new
- Outmoded
- Outdated
More clues leading to the result BIT
- A chuck holds it
- Part of a stand-up's act
- Took the bait
- Small theatrical part
- Tiny amount
- Fed from, as a vampire or a mosquito
- Drill piece
- Comic shtick
- Rein check
- Came down on your elbows?
More clues leading to the result SHTICK
- Comedy patter
- Running gag, slangily
- Comic theme
- Comic's "thing"
- Comedian's routine
- Comic's bit
- Comic's routine
- Funny bit
- Comical routine
- Cornball routine
More clues leading to the result WORKADAY
More clues leading to the result BEATENPATH
- Well-worn way
- Well-traveled route
- Oft-trodden byway
- Normal route.
- Familiar route.
- Routine
- Cautious drivers
More clues leading to the result CUTANDDRY
More clues leading to the result BORING
- Ho-hum
- Accruing very little interest?
- Likely to elicit a nod?
- Blah
- Piercing.
- Tiresome.
- Tedious.
- Tedious
- Dull
- Routine
More clues leading to the result DRILL
- Master or sergeant
- Rigorous practice
- Rehersal
- Team practice activity
- Go after oil
- Look for gushers
- Practice
- Alberta oil prospector's tool
- "You know the ___"
- Boring device
More clues leading to the result ONCEADAY
- Routine
- Vitamin dosage, usually
- Every 24 hours
- How some medicines should be taken
- Prescription description part
- Quotidianly
More clues leading to the result SAME
- Identical
- "__ Time, Next Year"
- Just the ___
- Likewise
- "It's the __ old story"
- Identical, or very similar
- Matching
- Alike
- Ditto
- On a par
More clues leading to the result GRIND
- Bump partner
- Laborious routine
- Dance all up (on)
- Prepare, as for a slow pour
- Rat race pace
- Workday routine
- Workaday rut
- Work as a miller
- Grate together
- Pulverize
More clues leading to the result SYSTEM
- Part of DOS
- Plan
- Word with buddy or honor
- Gambler's secret
- Gambler's quest
- Buddy follower
- Betting method
- Network
- OS X part
- Socialism or capitalism, e.g.