The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word NEAR … which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2025.
Word with mint or miss crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| NEAR … | 100 % | 8 |
Why may NEAR be the right solution?
The word "NEAR" can be combined with "mint" to form "NEARMINT" and with "miss" to form "NEARMISS," making it the right solution to the clue.
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Crossword Answer definitions
NEAR … noun- The left side of a horse or of a team of horses pulling a carriage etc.
- To come closer to; to approach.
- Physically close.
- Close in time.
- Closely connected or related.
- Close to one's interests, affection, etc.; intimate; dear.
- Close to anything followed or imitated; not free, loose, or rambling.
- So as barely to avoid or pass injury or loss; close; narrow.
- Approximate, almost.
- (in relation to a vehicle) On the side nearest to the kerb (the left-hand side if one drives on the left).
- Next to the driver, when he is on foot; on the left of an animal or a team.
- Immediate; direct; close; short.
- Stingy; parsimonious.
- At or towards a position close in space or time.
- Nearly; almost.
- Physically close to, in close proximity to.
- Close to in time.
- Close to in nature or degree.
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