The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word TALE which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2024.
Story crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TALE | 66 % | 4 |
| YARN | 10 % | 4 |
| FLOOR | 4 % | 5 |
| LEGEND | 3 % | 6 |
| ACCOUNT | 2 % | 7 |
| FIB | 2 % | 3 |
| SAGA | 2 % | 4 |
| MYTH | 2 % | 4 |
| ANECDOTE | 1 % | 8 |
| ROMANCE | 1 % | 7 |
| LIE | 1 % | 3 |
| LASTWORDACROSS | 1 % | 14 |
| NARRATION | 1 % | 9 |
| PLOTLINE | 1 % | 8 |
| ALIBI | 1 % | 5 |
| NARRATIVE | 1 % | 9 |
| TIER | 1 % | 4 |
| LEVEL | 1 % | 5 |
Why may YARN be the right solution?
The answer to "Story" is "YARN" because "yarn" is a colloquial term for a story or a tale.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Story
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- narrative
- narration
- recital
- write up
- history
- report
- chronicle
- tale
- news report
- level
- account
- fib
Crossword Answer definitions
TALE noun- An account of an asserted fact or circumstance; a rumour; a report, especially an idle or malicious story; a piece of gossip or slander; a lie.
- A rehearsal of what has occurred; narrative; discourse; statement; history; story.
- A number told or counted off; a reckoning by count; an enumeration.
- The fraudulent opportunity presented by a confidence man to the mark or victim.
- Number; tally; quota.
- Account; estimation; regard; heed.
- Speech; language.
- A speech; a statement; talk; conversation; discourse.
- A count; declaration.
- A number of things considered as an aggregate; sum.
- A report of any matter; a relation; a version.
- To speak; discourse; tell tales.
- To reckon; consider (someone) to have something.
- Any of several units of measure used in China and elsewhere in eastern Asia, approximately 40 grams.
- Any of several monetary units equal to the equivalent weight in silver.
- Leung, a traditional unit of weight, in modern usage legally defined as 1/16 of a catty or kan (斤) or 0.0377993638 kilograms
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 TALE
- Fabrication
- It may be tall
- Myth
- Account
- Bunch of baloney
- Chaucer specialty
- Fictional story
- Fireside yam
- Fish story
- "A ___ of Two Cities"
More clues leading to the result YARN
- Twisted threads
- Elaborate tale
- Batted ball?
- Tale that's spun
- Fish story
- Exaggerated story
- It's a long story
- Tar's tale
- Product of spinning
- Tall story
More clues leading to the result FLOOR
- Bowl over
- Overwhelm
- Knock out
- Kayo
- Model's location
- Stun, in a way
- Elevator stop
- Attic or basement
- Deck
- Elevator designation
More clues leading to the result LEGEND
- Where the plot may be explained
- Table of symbols
- Explanatory caption
- Mythical story
- Hall of Famer, e.g.
- Atlas table
- Map feature
- Paul Bunyan tale, e.g.
- Table on a map
- Folktale
More clues leading to the result ACCOUNT
- 20 Down's subject
- Tale
- Narrative
- Narrative rendering
- Charge ___
- Report
- Story
- Newspaper report.
- Financial statement.
- Tale.
More clues leading to the result FIB
- Stretch the truth a bit
- Untruth
- Tiny tale
- Don't believe it
- Minor invention
- Slight exaggeration
- Stretch out?
- Tell some tales
- Teeny tale
- Wee whopper
More clues leading to the result SAGA
- "The Forsyte __"
- Galsworthy opus
- Long story
- Long tale
- Norse narrative
- Novel form
- It's a long story
- The Forsyth's story
- "The Forsyte ___"
- Epic tale
More clues leading to the result MYTH
- "Doubleday invented baseball," e.g.
- "Gore invented the internet," e.g.
- Mr. Rogers was a Navy Seal, e.g.
- Urban ___
- Bit of folklore
- Very tall tale
- Traditional story
- Traditional tale
- Legend
- Washington and the cherry tree, e.g.
More clues leading to the result ANECDOTE
- Amusing story
- Stand-up segment
- Raconteur's delivery
- Raconteur's offering
- Tale in a nutshell
- Bit of oral history
- Amusing tale
- Funny tale
- "Reader's Digest" item
- Short story
More clues leading to the result ROMANCE
- 13-Down family
- Many a chick flick theme
- Movie genre
- Love story
- Steel work
- Genre with many 15-Acrosses
- Riddle, Part 3
- Danielle Steel's genre
- Steel genre
- Author Nora Roberts's genre
More clues leading to the result LIE
- "The check is in the mail," often
- Course position
- Fish story
- Flunk a polygraph
- Golfer's consideration
- Make the polygraph go nuts
- Pinocchio's downfall
- Sprawl
- Swear that black is white
- Tell a whopper
More clues leading to the result LASTWORDACROSS
More clues leading to the result NARRATION
More clues leading to the result PLOTLINE
- Map out a one-dimensional entity?
- Story feature
- Novel's twists and turns
- Screenwriter's story
- Writer's framework
- It often has twists
- Writing seminar topic
- Screenplay skeleton
- Stripped-down story
- Novel feature
More clues leading to the result ALIBI
- "The dog ate my homework?, e.g.
- Cover story?
- Ike's first name?
- "Her ___" (1988 Selleck / Porizkova movie)
- Cover story
- Defense aid
- Excuse
- Handy excuse
- Legal claim
- Acquittal ploy
More clues leading to the result NARRATIVE
More clues leading to the result TIER
- Amphitheater part
- Layer
- Level
- Management level
- Stadium section
- Upper deck, e.g.
- Wedding-cake layer
- Row
- Wedding cake layer
- Cake part