The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SAND which also is the latest solution we found used in Newsday in 2014.
True grit crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SAND | 46 % | 4 |
| PLUCK | 23 % | 5 |
| SPUNK | 8 % | 5 |
| STOICISM | 8 % | 8 |
| MOXIE | 8 % | 5 |
| FORTITUDE | 8 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: True grit
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- grit
- strongheartedness
- fortitude
- stoutheartedness
- mettle
- nerve
- inner strength
- moxie
- courage of one's convictions
- spunk
- élan
- valour
Crossword Answer definitions
SAND noun- Rock that is ground more finely than gravel, but is not as fine as silt (more formally, see grain sizes chart), forming beaches and deserts and also used in construction.
- (often in the plural) A beach or other expanse of sand.
- (circa 1920) Personal courage.
- A particle from 62.5 microns to 2 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.
- A light beige colour, like that of typical sand.
- A single grain of sand.
- A moment or interval of time; the term or extent of one's life (referring to the sand in an hourglass).
- Of a light beige colour, like that of typical sand.
- To abrade the surface of (something) with sand or sandpaper in order to smooth or clean it.
- To cover with sand.
- To blot ink using sand.
- A sandpiper.
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 SAND
- Castle material?
- Make smooth
- Smooth down
- ___ box: playground feature
- Bunker filler
- Chopin's companion
- Starter for bar or bag
- Word before hill or dollar
- Beach covering
- Hourglass contents
More clues leading to the result PLUCK
More clues leading to the result SPUNK
- Gumption
- Intrepid spirit
- Mettle
- Moxie
- Precious mettle?
- Feistiness
- Intestinal fortitude
- Grit
- True grit
- Courage and fortitude
More clues leading to the result STOICISM
- Impassivity
- Zeno's philosophy
- Zeno's school
- Impassively.
- Impassiveness
- True grit
- No-emotion notion
- Endurance of hardship without complaint
More clues leading to the result MOXIE
- Once-popular soft drink
- First mass-marketed soft drink
- Pluckiness
- Soft drink made with gentian root
- The right stuff
- Boldness
- Audacity
- Nerve
- Plucky courage
- Pluck