The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word SYLLABLES which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2024.
What the first word of the answer to each starred clue counts, with respect to the second word crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SYLLABLES | 100 % | 9 |
Why may SYLLABLES be the right solution?
The first word of each starred clue counts the number of syllables in the second word, leading to the answer "SYLLABLES."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: What the first word of the answer to each starred clue counts, with respect to the second word
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- pun
- lead
- point
- end
- something
- case
- nature
- time
- key
- other
- double
- say
Crossword Answer definitions
SYLLABLES noun- A unit of human speech that is interpreted by the listener as a single sound, although syllables usually consist of one or more vowel sounds, either alone or combined with the sound of one or more consonants; a word consists of one or more syllables.
- The written representation of a given pronounced syllable.
- A small part of a sentence or discourse; anything concise or short; a particle.
- To utter in syllables.
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