The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word LESSER , but the solution may also be TWOBIT which is one of the most recent solution (2022 in New York Times).
Second-rate crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LESSER | 24 % | 6 |
| BUSHLEAGUE | 24 % | 10 |
| BLIST | 8 % | 5 |
| POOR | 8 % | 4 |
| TWOBIT | 8 % | 6 |
| INFERIOR | 4 % | 8 |
| MINORLEAGUE | 4 % | 11 |
| ONEHORSE | 4 % | 8 |
| MEDIOCRE | 4 % | 8 |
| SUBPAR | 4 % | 6 |
| LOWRENT | 4 % | 7 |
| DIMESTORE | 4 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Second-rate
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- second class
- substandard
- subpar
- second best
- inferior
- mediocre
- second fiddle
- overrated
- inferiority
- inferiorly
- amateurish
- talentless
Crossword Answer definitions
LESSER noun- A thing that is of smaller size, value, importance etc.
- Of two (or, rarely, more than two) things: the smaller in size (littler), in value, in importance etc.
- Small in size.
- Insignificant, trivial.
- Very young.
- (of a sibling) Younger.
- (also Little) Used with the name of a place, especially of a country or its capital, to denote a neighborhood whose residents or storekeepers are from that place.
- Small in amount or number, having few members.
- Short in duration; brief.
- Small in extent of views or sympathies; narrow; shallow; contracted; mean; illiberal; ungenerous.
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 LESSER
- Like some Antilles
- ___ Antilles
- Smaller in quantity
- Minor
- Like one of two evils
- "Children of a ___ God"
- Second-rate
- Not so great
- Not as great
- Like the preferred evil?
More clues leading to the result BUSHLEAGUE
- Distance unit for hedge maze design?
- Mediocre
- President's alliance?
- Unprofessional
- Amateurish
- Presidential teams?
- Second-rate
- Baseball's hinterland.
- The President and his supporters?
- Inferior; amateurish
More clues leading to the result BLIST
- Lesser invitees
- Not very famous
- Place for a lesser 33 Across
- Almost famous
- Second tier of actors
- Like lesser-known actors
- Not very famous, as an actor
- Like a second-rate actor
- Second-tier, among celebs
- Second-rate
More clues leading to the result POOR
- Down-and-out
- Not so hot
- Badly off
- Hardly worth a D
- Lacking in value
- Less than good
- Standard's partner
- Far from the 1%
- Low-quality
- Second-rate
More clues leading to the result TWOBIT
- Penny-ante
- Petty
- Inferior
- Small-time
- Cheesy
- Cheap
- Insignificant
- Costing a quarter, in slang
- Rinky-dink
- Unimportant
More clues leading to the result INFERIOR
More clues leading to the result MINORLEAGUE
- Inferior
- Second-rate
- Three miles of adolescents?
- Pawtucket's team plays in one
- See 40-Across
- Kiddie's pool?
More clues leading to the result ONEHORSE
- Jerkwater
- Rural and unsophisticated
- Like a tiny town
- Like some open sleighs
- Unimportant, as a town
- Tiny, as a town
- Small, as a town
- Dinky
- Tiny and off the beaten path
- Not worth the trip, as a town
More clues leading to the result MEDIOCRE
- Just adequate
- So-so
- Not good, not bad.
- Run-of-the-mill
- Like so-so band
- Second-rate
- Average at best
- Earning 2/5 stars, say
- So-so at best
- Middling
More clues leading to the result SUBPAR
- Inferior
- Not up to snuff
- Like Tiger Woods' scores
- Second-rate
- Below 71-Across
- Good in golf ... otherwise, not so much
- Poor
- Less than ideal
- Like a Masters round of 66
- Below normal level.
More clues leading to the result LOWRENT
- Affordable, as an apartment
- *Like some flats
- Inexpensive, as housing
- Feature of some housing.
- *Affordable, as an apartment
- Second-rate
- Cheap, as housing
- Shabby
- Lacking refinement
- Hardly uptown