The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word EST , but the solution may also be -EST which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in LA Times).
Superlative suffix crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| EST | 92 % | 3 |
| IEST | 6 % | 4 |
| MOST | 1 % | 4 |
| -EST | 0 % | 4 |
| REST | 0 % | 4 |
| LIEST | 0 % | 5 |
Why may EST be the right solution?
The answer "EST" is the right solution for the clue "Superlative suffix" because it is commonly used to indicate the highest degree of comparison in adjectives. For example, "tallest" or "smartest."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Superlative suffix
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- -est
- -iest
- est
- most
- ace
- best
- queen
- ests
- height
- low
- peak
- peaked
Crossword Answer definitions
EST noun- Grace; favour.
- Having been in existence for a long time and therefore recognized and generally accepted.
- Of a religion, church etc.: formally recognized by a state as being official within that area.
- (Model, procedure, disease) Explicitly defined, described or recognized as a reference.
- Erhard Seminars Training, a course intended to promote satisfaction with life in the present moment, as opposed to strivings to attain it.
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 EST
- NE clock setting
- Biblical suffix
- Former U.S.S.R. member
- Former USSR member
- Hrs. in NY
- Incomparable ending
- N.E. clock setting
- NYC zone
- Record-book suffix
- Superlative suffix
More clues leading to the result IEST
- Superlative suffix
- Ending with brain or brawn
- Hair extension?
- Superlative ending
- -y to the max
- Ending with brawn or brain
- Ending with rain or snow
- Luck, pluck or duck ending
- "y" to the max
- Y to the max?
More clues leading to the result MOST
- The lion's share
- More than half
- Part of many regal honorifics
- The majority
- Lion's share
- 99 percent
- Guinness word
- "What Hurts the ___" (Rascal Flats hit)
- Start of many top ten list titles
- The vast majority
More clues leading to the result -EST
- Playful suffix for “best”
- Superlative suffix
- Suffix with winning or losing
- Superlative ending
- Slangy suffix with “most”
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 LIEST
- Superlative suffix
- Say falsely: Poet.
- "When thou ___ down . . . "
- "Twenty times, thou ___": "Richard II"
- "Villain, thou ___ . . . ": W.S.
- "But thou ___ in thy throat": Shak.
- "Villain, thou ___": Shak.
- "Thou ___, most ignorant monster": Shak.
- "When thou ___ down, thou shalt not be afraid": Proverbs
- "Villain, thou ___!": Shak.