Answer to "Stays put" crossword clue

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word REMAINS , but the solution may also be WAITS which is one of the most recent solution (2011 in LA Times).

Stays put crossword clue answers

Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.

Answer	Likelyness	Letters
REMAINS	25 %	7
WAITS	25 %	5
SITS	25 %	4
SITSTIGHT	25 %	9

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Stays put

These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.

• stay on
• stay in
• staying power
• staying
• stay put
• stayed
• stay with
• stay at
• remained
• stable
• stability
• rock solid

Crossword Answer definitions

REMAINS noun

1. (chiefly in the plural) That which is left; relic; remainder.
2. (in the plural) That which is left of a human being after the life is gone; relics; a dead body.
3. Posthumous works or productions, especially literary works.
4. State of remaining; stay.

REMAINS verb

1. To stay behind while others withdraw; to be left after others have been removed or destroyed; to be left after a number or quantity has been subtracted or cut off; to be left as not included or comprised.
2. To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to last.
3. To await; to be left to.
4. To continue in a state of being.

REMAINS noun

1. What is left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse.
2. Historical or archaeological relics.
3. The extant writings of a deceased person.
4. All that is left of the stock of some things; remnants.

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 REMAINS

• Detritus
• Archaeological find
• Lingers
• What's left
• Stays behind
• Is left
• Picked-over items
• Stays
• Stays put
• Doesn't go

More clues leading to the result WAITS

• Hangs around
• Remains
• Gravel-voiced singer Tom
• Shows patience
• Bides one's time
• Stands in line
• Sits tight
• See 19-Across
• Delays
• Periods of inactivity

More clues leading to the result SITS

• Minds the rug rats
• Poses for a painting
• Is in session
• Puts cheeks to chair
• Does nothing
• Convenes
• Goes unused
• Meets
• Takes a chair
• Perches

More clues leading to the result SITSTIGHT

• Doesn't budge an inch
• Stays put
• Waits
• Takes no action
• Remains silent: Colloq.
• Awaits developments patiently
• Waits and sees