The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word TINGE , but the solution may also be BIT which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in New York Times).
Trace crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TINGE | 26 % | 5 |
| IOTA | 17 % | 4 |
| HINT | 11 % | 4 |
| VESTIGE | 9 % | 7 |
| WISP | 5 % | 4 |
| SOUPCON | 4 % | 7 |
| TAD | 4 % | 3 |
| SCINTILLA | 3 % | 9 |
| CLUE | 2 % | 4 |
| RELIC | 2 % | 5 |
| GLEAM | 2 % | 5 |
| SHRED | 2 % | 5 |
| BIT | 2 % | 3 |
| SCENT | 1 % | 5 |
| TANG | 1 % | 4 |
| SIGN | 1 % | 4 |
| WHISPER | 1 % | 7 |
| SMIDGEON | 1 % | 8 |
| SPOOR | 1 % | 5 |
| SHADE | 1 % | 5 |
| SMACK | 1 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Trace
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- retrace
- hint
- describe
- touch
- hunt
- vestige
- delineate
- follow
- outline
- ghost
- hound
- shadow
Crossword Answer definitions
TINGE noun- A small added amount of colour; (by extension) a small added amount of some other thing.
- The degree of vividness of a colour; hue, shade, tint.
- To add a small amount of colour; to tint; (by extension) to add a small amount of some other thing.
- To affect or alter slightly, particularly due to the actual or metaphorical influence of some element or thing.
- To change slightly in shade due to the addition of colour; (by extension) to change slightly in quality due to the addition of some other thing.
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 TINGE
- Affect slightly
- Slight coloration
- Hint
- Hint of tint
- Faint feeling
- Bit of color
- Slight coloring
- Slight shade
- Hint of color
- Barest trace
More clues leading to the result IOTA
- Frat-house letter
- Greek vowel
- Small amount
- Small sorority letter?
- Smidgen
- Tiny bit
- Whit
- Greek letter
- I, as in Ithaca?
- Scintilla
More clues leading to the result HINT
- Slight amount
- Solver's aid
- "Getting warmer," e.g.
- Bit of useful info
- Clue
- Drop a suggestion
- Inkling
- Aid in answering
- Indirect suggestion
- "Give me a ___"
More clues leading to the result VESTIGE
More clues leading to the result WISP
- Fleeting trace
- SmaIl bunch of straw
- Bit of a smoke screen?
- Bit of smoke
- Thin tuft
- Will-o'-the-___
- Bit of hair
- Small handful, as of straw
- Smoke trace
- Streaky emanation
More clues leading to the result SOUPCON
More clues leading to the result TAD
- A small bit
- Abe Lincoln's youngest
- Little bit
- Smidgen
- Bit
- Wee bit
- Another tittle
- Just a bit
- Small one
- "Win a Date with ___ Hamilton!"
More clues leading to the result SCINTILLA
- Tiny bit
- Minute amount
- Minute particle
- Trace
- Merest trace
- Particle.
- The slightest bit.
- Iota.
- Least bit.
- Particle
More clues leading to the result CLUE
- "____ me in"
- Colonel Mustard's game
- Sleuth game
- This is one
- Whodunit game
- 1985 film with the line "Two corpses; everything's fine"
- Footprint or fingerprint
- Hint
- Lead
- Sleuth's find
More clues leading to the result RELIC
- Archeological find
- Artifact
- Keepsake
- Memento
- Object of historical interest
- Shroud of Turin, e.g.
- Museum artifact
- Piece of the past
- A bit of antiquity
- Archaeologist's find
More clues leading to the result GLEAM
- Coruscate
- Flash of light
- Shine
- Sparkle with the radiance of a movie star's teeth
- Brief flash of light
- Scintillate
- Reflected light
- What freshly waxed cars do
- Slight manifestation
- Brief twinkle
More clues leading to the result SHRED
- Grate
- Make cole slaw
- Bit of evidence
- Particle
- Render unreadable, in a way
- Play the guitar like a guitar god
- Really wail on a guitar
- Fragment
- Ragged bit
- Ripped-off item
More clues leading to the result BIT
- A chuck holds it
- Part of a stand-up's act
- Took the bait
- Small theatrical part
- Tiny amount
- Fed from, as a vampire or a mosquito
- Drill piece
- Comic shtick
- Rein check
- Came down on your elbows?
More clues leading to the result SCENT
- Bloodhound's trail
- Spoor
- Fragrance
- Bouquet
- Odor
- Flower emission
- Emanation from some candles
- Lemon, maybe
- Lilac, e.g.
- Smell
More clues leading to the result TANG
- Space drink
- Space juice
- Surgeonfish
- Zest
- Astronaut's drink
- Zest in a backwards GNAT?
- Chinese dynasty
- Kool-Aid competitor
- Flavor to remember
- Tart taste
More clues leading to the result SIGN
- + or -
- Indication
- Omen
- Ink
- Speak with the hands
- Word after high or road
- Agree to a deal
- This word follows the last word of 18A, 23A, 50A, and 56A
- "What's your ___?"
- Say "I love you" by extending the thumb, index finger, and pinky, e.g.
More clues leading to the result WHISPER
- Library volume?
- Pass along softly, as a secret
- A secret may be told in one
- Sound of leaves in the wind.
- Soft, rustling sound.
- Speak very softly
- Susurrus
- Talk sotto voce
- Speak in hushed tones
- Trace
More clues leading to the result SMIDGEON
More clues leading to the result SPOOR
- Track
- Animal's trail
- Animal track
- Animal trail
- Snail trail
- Deer track
- Clue for a hunter
- Bloodhound's clue
- Prey's trail
- Trail for hounds
More clues leading to the result SHADE
- Elm offering
- Protect, in a way
- Color variation
- Bed Bath & Beyond purchase
- Color choice
- What sombreros offer
- Nuance
- Chiaroscuro feature
- Coloration
- What an elm casts