The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word CLEF , but the solution may also be C-CLEF which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Staff symbol crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CLEF | 59 % | 4 |
| REST | 12 % | 4 |
| GCLEF | 7 % | 5 |
| CCLEF | 6 % | 5 |
| NOTE | 5 % | 4 |
| FLAT | 4 % | 4 |
| SHARP | 1 % | 5 |
| QUARTERNOTE | 1 % | 11 |
| YTE | 1 % | 3 |
| C-CLEF | 1 % | 6 |
| BASSCLEF | 1 % | 8 |
| FCLEF | 1 % | 5 |
Why may CLEF be the right solution?
The staff symbol is a musical notation used to indicate the pitch of notes in sheet music. The most common staff symbol is the "clef," which tells us which line or space represents a specific note. Therefore, "CLEF" is the correct answer.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Staff symbol
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Crossword Answer definitions
CLEF noun- A symbol found on a musical staff that indicates the pitches represented by the lines and the spaces on the staff
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 CLEF
- Staff symbol
- Staff member?
- Tenor, for one
- Symbol on a staff
- Symbol before a key signature
- Musical symbol
- Musical notation
- Score marking
- Pitch indicator
- Staff leader
More clues leading to the result REST
- Caesura
- Take five
- Break
- Kick back
- Moment of silence
- Observe the Sabbath?
- Pause
- Peace of mind
- Take a break
- Take a breather
More clues leading to the result GCLEF
- Staff symbol
- Staff leader
- Sheet music symbol
- "Here comes treble" sign?
- Marking in violin music
- Sign of treble?
- Treble staff symbol
- Symbol at the head of a musical staff
- Common musical symbol
- Musical sign
More clues leading to the result CCLEF
- Symbol on a staff
- Musical-staff sign
- Musical symbol
- Symbol for a violist
- Staff symbol
- Sign on a staff
- Viola's staff leader
- Symbol seen in viola music
- Staff symbol in viola music
- Music-staff symbol
More clues leading to the result NOTE
- It's found in scores
- Quick message
- Short message
- Thank-you item
- Quickie correspondence
- Mark down
- Memo
- Pay attention
- Piece of music
- Whole or half, in music
More clues leading to the result FLAT
- Fizzless
- London apartment
- Puncture consequence
- Stale
- Airless tire
- Musical symbol
- Lacking fizz
- Trip delayer
- Word with screen or cap
- Apartment
More clues leading to the result SHARP
- On the dot
- Out of tune
- Off key
- On, as a pitcher
- A little high in music class?
- Like the cutting edge
- Higher than normal
- On the ball
- What # may indicate
- Pitched too high
More clues leading to the result QUARTERNOTE
- IOU for twenty-five cents?
- Musical symbol
- Staff symbol
- It may be on the staff
- Music symbol that looks like a golf club
- Staff addition, sometimes
More clues leading to the result YTE
More clues leading to the result C-CLEF
More clues leading to the result BASSCLEF
- Lower staff symbol
- Symbol for the lower piano music part
- Staff symbol
- Symbol that may appear to the left of a signature
- Musical sign
- Low pitch indicator
- Notation on most piano music
- Staff symbol for a pianist's left hand