The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word ASITWERE , but the solution may also be AS IT WERE which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
So to speak crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ASITWERE | 66 % | 8 |
| INAMANNER | 9 % | 9 |
| INASENSE | 9 % | 8 |
| AS IT WERE | 3 % | 10 |
| IFYOUWILL | 3 % | 9 |
| IFYOULIKE | 3 % | 9 |
| INAWAY | 3 % | 6 |
| ASWESAY | 3 % | 7 |
Why may IFYOULIKE be the right solution?
The phrase "If you like" is often used as a way of saying "so to speak" or "in a manner of speaking," which makes "IFYOULIKE" a fitting answer for the clue.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: So to speak
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- as it were
- as we say
- in essence
- essentially
- esentially
- analogically
- of sorts
- so called
- effectively
- analogical
- analogy
- basically
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 ASITWERE
- So to speak
- Qualifying words
- In a manner of speaking
- In a way
- In a manner of speaking.
- Seemingly
- Words often following a pun
More clues leading to the result INAMANNER
More clues leading to the result INASENSE
- To a certain extent
- So to speak
- Sort of
- Kind of
- Partly
- Somewhat
- To some extent
- To some degree
- Looking at it one way
- Not entirely
More clues leading to the result AS IT WERE
More clues leading to the result IFYOUWILL
More clues leading to the result IFYOULIKE
More clues leading to the result INAWAY
- Sort of
- Sorta
- From one perspective
- Kind of
- More or less
- So to speak
- To some extent
- From one aspect: Phrase.
- From one aspect.
- With reservations.