The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word EVEN , but the solution may also be LACED which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Tied up crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| EVEN | 36 % | 4 |
| BUSY | 12 % | 4 |
| BOUND | 12 % | 5 |
| LACED | 10 % | 5 |
| MOORED | 8 % | 6 |
| TRUSSED | 5 % | 7 |
| EVENED | 4 % | 6 |
| LASHED | 2 % | 6 |
| INKNOTS | 2 % | 7 |
| ENLACED | 2 % | 7 |
| ENGAGED | 1 % | 7 |
| LIGATED | 1 % | 7 |
| INUSE | 1 % | 5 |
| STAKED | 1 % | 6 |
| INAKNOT | 1 % | 7 |
Why may BUSY be the right solution?
The word "BUSY" fits the clue "Tied up" because when someone is busy, they are occupied or engaged with tasks or responsibilities, leaving them unable to do other things.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Tied up
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- busy
- occupied
- busyness
- busily
- busy as a beaver
- busywork
- slammed
- flat out
- busy-work
- engaged
- busy as a bee
- busying
Crossword Answer definitions
EVEN noun- (diminutive) An even number.
- To make flat and level.
- To equal.
- To be equal.
- To place in an equal state, as to obligation, or in a state in which nothing is due on either side; to balance, as accounts; to make quits.
- To set right; to complete.
- To act up to; to keep pace with.
- Flat and level.
- Without great variation.
- Equal in proportion, quantity, size, etc.
- (of an integer) Divisible by two.
- (of a number) Convenient for rounding other numbers to; for example, ending in a zero.
- On equal monetary terms; neither owing nor being owed.
- On equal terms of a moral sort; quits.
- Parallel; on a level; reaching the same limit.
- Without an irregularity, flaw, or blemish; pure.
- Associate; fellow; of the same condition.
- Exactly, just, fully.
- In reality; implying an extreme example in the case mentioned, as compared to the implied reality.
- Emphasizing a comparative.
- Signalling a correction of one's previous utterance; rather, that is.
- Evening.
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 EVEN
- Deadlocked
- Fair
- In a dead heat
- Like a two-and-two count
- One way to break
- Smooth over
- Square
- Tied
- Way to keep the keel
- "_____ Steven"
More clues leading to the result BUSY
- Not free
- Like a bee
- Occupied
- Distractingly detailed
- In use
- Unable to take a call, perhaps
- Very active
- Possessing a full schedule
- Having many irons in the fire
- Active
More clues leading to the result BOUND
- Obligated
- Tied up
- All tied up
- Determined
- Go like a kangaroo
- Like hardcovers
- Spring
- Headed (for)
- Headed
- Destined
More clues leading to the result LACED
- Tied up
- Spiked
- Worked on punch
- Added alcohol
- Added liquor
- Tied together
- Punched up the punch
- Spiked, as punch
- Pulled strings?
- Did up one's shoes
More clues leading to the result MOORED
- Anchored
- Tied up
- Not free to sail
- Docked
- Buoyed up?
- Tied to the pier
- Parked like a barque
- Secured, as a boat
- Secured at the pier
- Not loose
More clues leading to the result TRUSSED
- Bound
- Bound to depend on hearing (7)
- Like some Thanksgiving turkeys
- Tied up
- Tied up.
- Packed into a bundle (with "up").
- Securely tied.
- Bound.
- Bound up
- Secured tightly
More clues leading to the result EVENED
- Tied up the score
- Sanded down
- Leveled
- Leveled off
- Made level
- Tied up
- Squared
- Made fairer, as sides
- Rounded off
- Stabilized
More clues leading to the result LASHED
- Wielded a whip
- Tied down
- Tied fast
- Attacked verbally, with "out"
- ___ out at (reproved harshly)
- Bound tightly
- Struck with a cat-o'-nine-tails
- Secured with rope
- Was sharply critical, with "out"
- Tied up
More clues leading to the result INKNOTS
- Like a nervous person's stomach
- Very tense, so to speak
- Tied up
- Tangled
- All tied up
- Feeling tied up, as a stomach
- Not neatly coiled, maybe
More clues leading to the result ENLACED
More clues leading to the result ENGAGED
- Having a certain ring?
- Having a certain ring, say
- Pledged in marriage
- Headed for matrimony
- Bound to be hitched
- Busy doing something
- Tied up
- Planning to wed
- Betrothed
- Planning to marry
More clues leading to the result LIGATED
- Tied with a band.
- Tied, in surgery
- Tied by a surgeon
- Tied up
- Tied surgically
- Tied up, in the operating room
More clues leading to the result INUSE
- Lavatory sign
- Occupied
- Operating
- "Occupied"
- Being employed
- Busy
- Currently working
- Not idle
- Currently employed
- Not available
More clues leading to the result STAKED
- Wagered
- Put up, as a wager
- Furnished with money
- Like a leggy plant, maybe
- Bankrolled
- Like most tomato plants
- Tied up
- Risked
- Gave financial backing to
- Risked, as a wager