The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word RUNGS which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2021.
Steps up? crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RUNGS | 30 % | 5 |
| REVS | 20 % | 4 |
| STAIRCASE | 20 % | 9 |
| HASTENS | 20 % | 7 |
| ESCALATES | 10 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Steps up?
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- step up
- stepped up
- stepping
- stepped
- step forward
- in step
- increases
- move up
- upwards
- ascends
- ascending
- walk up
Crossword Answer definitions
RUNGS noun- A crosspiece forming a step of a ladder; a round.
- A crosspiece between legs of a chair.
- A position in a hierarchy.
- A floor timber in a ship.
- One of the stakes of a cart; a spar; a heavy staff.
- One of the radial handles projecting from the rim of a steering wheel.
- One of the pins or trundles of a lantern wheel.
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 RUNGS
- Chair parts
- Steps of a sort
- Rounded steps
- Ladder steps
- Steps up or down
- Hierarchy levels
- Ladder components
- Steps to success
- Steps on a ladder
- Ladder parts
More clues leading to the result REVS
- Guns the engine
- Men of the cloth, slangily
- Pt. of RPM
- Fathers, for short
- Rpms
- Guns
- Guns in the Brickyard
- Runs staying still
- New England MLS team, briefly
- Races the engine
More clues leading to the result STAIRCASE
- See 23 Across
- Connecting flight?
- Thread through many stories?
- You might see one railing against it
- Connector of stories
- Flight pattern?
- Flight of steps
- Feature of the Kremlin palace.
- Way up.
- "Up the Down ___."
More clues leading to the result HASTENS
- Speeds up
- Makes a beeline
- Steps on it
- Accelerates
- Doesn't waste time
- Shakes a leg
- Wastes no time
- Expedites
- Makes tracks
- Hurries