The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word NEAT which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2023.
Shipshape crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| NEAT | 49 % | 4 |
| TIDY | 20 % | 4 |
| TRIM | 16 % | 4 |
| TAUT | 4 % | 4 |
| INAPPLEPIEORDER | 3 % | 15 |
| NEATASAPIN | 3 % | 10 |
| YARE | 1 % | 4 |
| INORDER | 1 % | 7 |
| ATAUNT | 1 % | 6 |
| TRIG | 1 % | 4 |
| SEAWORTHY | 1 % | 9 |
Why may NEAT be the right solution?
"Shipshape" is a phrase that means clean, tidy, and well-organized. "Neat" is a synonym of these qualities, so it fits the clue.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Shipshape
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- tidy
- trim
- well-kept
- neat
- pristine
- perfect
- excellent
- attagirl
- seaworthy
- presentable
- refit
- tiptop
Crossword Answer definitions
NEAT noun- An artificial intelligence researcher who believes that solutions should be elegant, clear and provably correct. Compare scruffy.
- Clean, tidy; free from dirt or impurities.
- Free from contaminants; unadulterated, undiluted. Particularly of liquor and cocktails; see usage below.
- Conditions with a liquid reagent or gas performed with no standard solvent or cosolvent.
- With all deductions or allowances made; net.
- Having a simple elegance or style; clean, trim, tidy, tasteful.
- Well-executed or delivered; clever, skillful, precise.
- Facile; missing complexity or details in the favor of convenience or simplicity.
- Good, excellent, desirable.
- A bull or cow.
- Cattle collectively.
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 NEAT
- In good order
- Orderly
- Straight at the bar
- Tidy
- "Groovy"
- In order
- Straight up, at the bar
- Bar order
- Cool
- Like Felix, not Oscar
More clues leading to the result TIDY
- Neat
- Square away
- Not disheveled
- Well-ordered
- Shipshape
- In apple pie order
- Kempt
- Orderly
- Neat as a pin
- Unmake a mess
More clues leading to the result TRIM
- Lean
- Shaping at the salon
- Short clip
- Svelte
- Use clippers
- Cut corners
- Touch up, as this puzzle's subject does to a beard (See STEPS)
- In shape
- A little off?
- Athletic
More clues leading to the result TAUT
- Sans slack
- Lacking slack
- Like a bowstring
- Like a trampoline's surface
- Stretched
- Unyielding
- Far from slack
- Gripping
- Having no slack
- Strung with tension
More clues leading to the result INAPPLEPIEORDER
- Very neat
- Very neatly arranged
- Perfectly arranged
- Shipshape
- Trim
- Spic and span
- Very well organized
- Neat
- Hunky-dory
- Phrase for perfect arrangement.
More clues leading to the result NEATASAPIN
- Very tidy
- Free of clutter
- Spic-and-span
- Spruce
- Tidy to the max
- Tidy
- Immaculate
- Shipshape
- In perfect order
- Clean and orderly
More clues leading to the result YARE
- Maneuverable, as a ship
- Worthy of sailing
- Responsive, as a boat
- Maneuverable, at sea
- Easily maneuvered, at sea
- Easily maneuvered, as a yacht
- Shipshape
- Quick to the helm
- Easily maneuvered, as a ship
- Easily maneuverable, to a salty old sea dog
More clues leading to the result INORDER
- Properly arranged
- Tidy
- Seriatim
- Properly organized
- As it should be
- Organized
- Neat as a pin
- With everything where it should be
- Set
- Fully alphabetized
More clues leading to the result ATAUNT
More clues leading to the result TRIG
- H.S. math subject
- See 7D
- Advanced math
- Math course
- H.S. math course
- One may consider all the angles in it
- SOHCAHTOA subj.
- Sine language?
- Where you might get a tan
- Class that might a lecture about sin