The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word TABOO , but the solution may also be SCRUTINIZES which is one of the most recent solution (2016 in New York Times).
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Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TABOO | 5 % | 5 |
| GREENVICE | 5 % | 9 |
| RUNTHROUGH | 5 % | 10 |
| ABREEZE | 5 % | 7 |
| JOTTO | 5 % | 5 |
| FLIRTWITH | 5 % | 9 |
| POISONWARNING | 5 % | 13 |
| ANAGRAMS | 5 % | 8 |
| EVENONE | 5 % | 7 |
| SCRABBLE | 5 % | 8 |
| LIFEOFRILEY | 5 % | 11 |
| TICTACTOEWINNER | 5 % | 15 |
| HANGMAN | 5 % | 7 |
| CONFISCATE | 5 % | 10 |
| ITEMTORECYCLE | 5 % | 13 |
| SCRUTINIZES | 5 % | 11 |
| COMMERCIALCOW | 5 % | 13 |
| PROBE | 5 % | 5 |
| GOODGOLLY | 5 % | 9 |
| THIRTYINOLDROME | 5 % | 15 |
| GHOST | 5 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: See circled letters
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- anagrams
- scrabble
- ghost
- probe
- hangman
- taboo
- undated
- graphic
- dyslexia
- mark
- ring
- rings
Crossword Answer definitions
TABOO noun- An inhibition or ban that results from social custom or emotional aversion.
- (in Polynesia) Something which may not be used, approached or mentioned because it is sacred.
- To mark as taboo.
- To ban.
- To avoid.
- Excluded or forbidden from use, approach or mention.
- Culturally forbidden.
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 TABOO
- No-no
- Verboten
- Pretty much any white card in Cards Against Humanity
- Prohibition
- Societal no-no
- Talking about one's sex swing in the office, e.g.
- Nono
- Simply not done
- Forbidden
- Behavioral no-no
More clues leading to the result GREENVICE
More clues leading to the result RUNTHROUGH
More clues leading to the result ABREEZE
More clues leading to the result JOTTO
- Guessing game
- Popular game of deduction
- Popular game of words
- Word-guessing game
- Game with five-letter words
- Word game
- Pencil-and-paper guessing game
- Word game similar to Mastermind
- Popular kids' game
- See circled letters
More clues leading to the result FLIRTWITH
More clues leading to the result POISONWARNING
More clues leading to the result ANAGRAMS
- Word game
- Goes from prenatal to parental, e.g.
- Scrambled letter games
- Makes hikers shriek, e.g.
- Word-forming game
- Wordplays
- Ones for the answers to 1-, 25-, 37- and 50-Across are hidden in their clues
- Letter-rearranging game
- Lionel and O'Neill
- Lettter rearrangements
More clues leading to the result EVENONE
More clues leading to the result SCRABBLE
- Pastime originally called Lexiko
- Word-forming game
- Crossword game
- Classic word game
- Popular board game.
- Board game
- Grope gamely?
- Claw at
- Popular board game
- Claw (at)
More clues leading to the result LIFEOFRILEY
- Carefree, comfortable existence
- Jackie Gleason's first TV series, with "The"
- Bed of roses.
- Prototype of easy existence.
- Comfortable existence
- Easy existence
- Bendix early TV show, with "The"
- William Bendix 50's sitcom, with "The"
- [See circled letters]
More clues leading to the result TICTACTOEWINNER
More clues leading to the result HANGMAN
- Popular word game
- Word game
- Word game involving a stick figure
- Popular pencil game
- Word-guessing game
- Pencil-and-paper diversion where the starts of 17-, 25-, 48- and 57- Across denote incorrect guesses
- Epithet for Gestapo Chief Heydrich, assassinated in Prague.
- Children's game
- Guessing game
- ... with dashes on paper
More clues leading to the result CONFISCATE
More clues leading to the result ITEMTORECYCLE
More clues leading to the result SCRUTINIZES
More clues leading to the result COMMERCIALCOW
More clues leading to the result PROBE
- Investigation
- Pioneer 1 or Voyager 2
- Inquest
- Voyager or Pathfinder
- Ask questions
- Deep-space vehicle
- NASA project
- Pioneer 1, for one
- Serious investigation
- Voyager 2, for one
More clues leading to the result GOODGOLLY
- Words Miss Molly hears
- What Miss Molly said ...?
- [See circled letters]
- With 37-Down, "Wow, girl!"
- "Wow!"