The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word AIDS , but the solution may also be TRUSSES which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in LA Times).
Supports crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| AIDS | 18 % | 4 |
| ABETS | 12 % | 5 |
| BACKS | 11 % | 5 |
| ISFOR | 8 % | 5 |
| LEGS | 8 % | 4 |
| UPHOLDS | 5 % | 7 |
| RESTS | 4 % | 5 |
| PROPS | 4 % | 5 |
| BOLSTERS | 3 % | 8 |
| FULCRA | 2 % | 6 |
| SECONDS | 2 % | 7 |
| HELPS | 2 % | 5 |
| PROPSUP | 2 % | 7 |
| BOLSTERSUP | 2 % | 10 |
| STAYS | 2 % | 5 |
| TRUSSES | 2 % | 7 |
| SIDESWITH | 1 % | 9 |
| BEAMS | 1 % | 5 |
| BRACES | 1 % | 6 |
| ENDORSES | 1 % | 8 |
| CRUTCHES | 1 % | 8 |
| SHORESUP | 1 % | 8 |
| SUCCORS | 1 % | 7 |
| BEARS | 1 % | 5 |
| FOOTINGS | 1 % | 8 |
| FOSTERS | 1 % | 7 |
Why may AIDS be the right solution?
The answer "AIDS" is the right solution for the clue "Supports" because "AIDS" can mean providing assistance or help to someone or something.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Supports
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- sustain
- sustenance
- stand
- keep
- hold up
- reinforcement
- hold
- back up
- backing
- living
- back
- defend
Crossword Answer definitions
AIDS noun- Help; assistance; succor, relief.
- A helper; an assistant.
- Something which helps; a material source of help.
- An historical subsidy granted to the crown by Parliament for an extraordinary purpose, such as a war effort.
- An exchequer loan.
- A pecuniary tribute paid by a vassal to his feudal lord on special occasions.
- An aide-de-camp, so called by abbreviation.
- To provide support to; to further the progress of; to help; to assist.
- To climb with the use of aids such as pitons.
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 AIDS
- Assistants
- Helps out
- Lends a hand
- Abets
- Assists
- Lends a hand to
- "The Normal Heart" topic
- Provides support
- Helps
- Facilitates
More clues leading to the result ABETS
- Drives the getaway car
- Drives the getaway car, perhaps
- Gives a hand
- Assists, as with a prison escape
- Helps by distracting the cops during a heist, perhaps
- Disables a security camera, perhaps
- Sets up crimes
- Acts the accomplice
- Lends a hand
- Helps in wrongdoing
More clues leading to the result BACKS
- Supports on Kickstarter
- Puts money on
- Supports
- Stands behind
- Places for pats
- Helps (a start-up) start up
- Pigskin carriers
- Behind-the-line men
- Puts up money for, as a play
- Invests in
More clues leading to the result ISFOR
- "A ___ Alibi"
- Supports
- Words in most Sue Grafton titles
- "'M' ___ the many...": song lyric
- Sue Grafton title phrase
- "M __ the million things . . ."
- "A __ Alibi" (Sue Grafton mystery)
- "C __ Cookie" ("Sesame Street" song)
- Backs
- Words in Grafton novel titles
More clues leading to the result LEGS
- Diamond of gangsterdom
- Appendages
- Trip components
- "On ones last ____"
- KFC pieces
- Journey segments
- Mobster Diamond
- Pair of jeans?
- Staying power, so to speak
- Trip segments
More clues leading to the result UPHOLDS
More clues leading to the result RESTS
- Musical breathers
- Takes five
- Musical stops
- Quiet moments
- Sheet music symbols
- Takes a breather
- Takes a siesta
- Takes a break
- Pauses
- Stops playing
More clues leading to the result PROPS
- Respectful praise
- The blue pill and the red pill in "The Matrix," e.g.
- B-29's quartet, for short
- Supports, with "up"
- Stage items
- Stuff on a stage
- Stage accessories
- Kudos, slangily
- Actor's gear
- Stagehand's concern
More clues leading to the result BOLSTERS
- Fortifies
- Reinforces
- Supports
- Supports.
- Pillows.
- Gives support to
- Long pillows
- Gives a shot in the arm
- Gives support
- Supportive pillows in a yoga class
More clues leading to the result FULCRA
- Leverage concerns
- Pivotal points
- Pivoting points
- Pivot points
- Lever supports
- Seesaw supports
- Supports
- Points on which levers turn
- Pivots
More clues leading to the result SECONDS
- Extra helpings
- Flawed merchandise
- What big eaters go for
- More food
- Another helping
- Shot clock units
- Minute divisions
- Sale goods, perhaps
- They can ruin diets
- Motion backing
More clues leading to the result HELPS
- Pitches in
- Gives a hand
- Assists
- Shares in the labor
- Bails out
- Provides some assistance
- Lends a hand
- Gives assistance
- Answers an SOS
- Rescues
More clues leading to the result PROPSUP
More clues leading to the result BOLSTERSUP
More clues leading to the result STAYS
- Corset supports
- Doesn't go
- Corset stiffeners
- Death row reprieves
- Collar inserts
- Collar holders
- Sticks around
- Corsets
- Corset features
- Last-minute calls to death row
More clues leading to the result TRUSSES
- Architectural supports
- Ties that bind
- Bridge supports
- Ties up.
- Bundles of hay or straw.
- 60-lb. bundles of hay.
- Bundles, as of hay or straw.
- Supports
- Ties up
- Binds tightly
More clues leading to the result SIDESWITH
More clues leading to the result BEAMS
- Smiles broadly
- Grins from ear to ear
- Roof supports
- Shows pride
- Grins widely
- Makes like a Cheshire cat
- Smiles widely
- Puts on a happy face
- Ceiling supports
- Rays of light
More clues leading to the result BRACES
- Brit's suspenders
- Dentist's recommendation
- TV's Betty Suarez wears them
- Prepares for a crash
- Prepares for a crash, with "oneself"
- Prepares for the worst
- Smile straighteners
- Teeth straighteners
- Sources of teen angst, dentally
- Prepares (oneself) for impact
More clues leading to the result ENDORSES
- Signs off on
- Signs, as a check
- Signs, as the back of a check
- Backs
- Signs on the back
- Approves.
- Signs.
- Sanctions.
- Gives support to.
- Approves
More clues leading to the result CRUTCHES
- Tiny Tim prop
- Supports after knee surgery
- Supports
- Supports of a sort
- Supports of sorts
- They're leaned on for support
- Help for the lame
More clues leading to the result SHORESUP
More clues leading to the result SUCCORS
More clues leading to the result BEARS
- Yogi and Smokey, e.g.
- Yogi and Smokey.
- Carries along
- Yogi and Smokey
- Some den mothers
- Carries
- Grizzlies
- League team from Rhode Island
- Team #8
- Goldilocks's "hosts"