The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word RIFE which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2024.
Widespread crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RIFE | 59 % | 4 |
| VAST | 11 % | 4 |
| EPIDEMIC | 10 % | 8 |
| GENERAL | 4 % | 7 |
| RAMPANT | 4 % | 7 |
| BROAD | 3 % | 5 |
| PREVALENT | 3 % | 9 |
| FARFLUNG | 1 % | 8 |
| REGNANT | 1 % | 7 |
| NONLOCAL | 1 % | 8 |
| EXTENSIVE | 1 % | 9 |
| MASS | 1 % | 4 |
| POPULAR | 1 % | 7 |
Why may RIFE be the right solution?
The word "rife" means abundant or prevalent, which is synonymous with the word "widespread." Therefore, "rife" is the correct answer to the clue "widespread."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Widespread
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- general
- distributed
- far-flung
- pervasive
- prevalent
- ubiquitous
- popular
- commonplace
- common
- extensive
- significant
- massive
Crossword Answer definitions
RIFE adjective- Widespread, common, prevalent, current (mainly of unpleasant or harmful things).
- Abounding; present in large numbers, plentiful.
- Full of (mostly unpleasant or harmful things).
- Having power; active; nimble.
- Plentifully, abundantly.
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 RIFE
- Widespread
- Increasingly prevalent
- Teeming
- Abounding
- Prevalent
- Crawling (with)
- Overabundant
- Overflowing (with)
- Stuffed, say
- Abundant
More clues leading to the result VAST
- Enormous
- Boundless
- Gigantic
- Like space
- Colossal
- All-encompassing
- Covering a lot
- Expansive
- Humongous
- Stretching on and on
More clues leading to the result EPIDEMIC
- CDC concern
- Widespread
- Spreading fast
- "The Andromeda Strain" subject
- Bug problem?
- Contagious, as laughter
- Great Plague, e.g.
- Widespread outbreak
- Spreading out of control
- Flu outbreak, e.g.
More clues leading to the result GENERAL
- Washington, for one
- With 40-Across, phrase on a ticket
- Unlimited
- Tom Thumb's title
- Army rank
- Type of store
- Non-specific
- Widespread
- Prevailing
- Kind of description
More clues leading to the result RAMPANT
- Unchecked
- Unrestrained
- Out of control
- Widespread
- Runaway sheep gasp for breath (7)
- Rearing; fierce.
- Unchecked.
- Running wild.
- Widespread.
- Without restraint.
More clues leading to the result BROAD
- Expansive
- Wide, spacious
- __-minded
- __-minded (liberal)
- Widespread
- Epic in scope
- Sweeping
- Spacious
- Of goodly girth
- Catholic
More clues leading to the result PREVALENT
More clues leading to the result FARFLUNG
More clues leading to the result REGNANT
More clues leading to the result NONLOCAL
More clues leading to the result EXTENSIVE
More clues leading to the result MASS
- Requiem, for one
- Body of matter
- Part of E=mc²
- Eucharist Sacrifice
- Leonard Bernstein work
- Quantity
- Rite
- Father's celebration
- Body subject to gravity
- Factor of Einstein's formula