The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word TOWIT , but the solution may also be I MEAN which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Words of clarification crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TOWIT | 25 % | 5 |
| IMEAN | 19 % | 5 |
| ASIN | 19 % | 4 |
| IDEST | 19 % | 5 |
| IMEANT | 13 % | 6 |
| I MEAN | 6 % | 6 |
Why may I-MEAN be the right solution?
"I MEAN" is a common phrase used to provide clarification or further explanation, making it a fitting answer to the clue "Words of clarification."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Words of clarification
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- gloss
- annotation
- explanation
- illustrate
- readable
- tale
- express
- mention
- point out
- indicate
- indicator
- set forth
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 TOWIT
- Namely
- Specifically
- "Specifically ..."
- "Namely ..."
- Namely, in formal language
- In other words
- Phrase before a clarification
- That is
- "Namely . . ."
- "Specifically . . ."
More clues leading to the result IMEAN
- Clarifying words
- "___ business!"
- "Er...um..."
- Word mincer's words
- "What I should have said was ..."
- Backpedaler's words
- "Let me try that again"
- Stumbler's words
- That is to say
- "To rephrase that ... "
More clues leading to the result ASIN
- Abecedary link
- Z ___ zebra
- P ___ puzzle
- Z ____ zebra
- Z-zebra link
- "... __ neighbor and weigh"
- "It's __ to Tell a Lie"
- Alphabet book phrase
- Hammerstein and Romberg's "Softly, ___ a Morning Sunrise"
- Words before an example
More clues leading to the result IDEST
- Phrase of explanation
- Phrase of clarification
- That is, in Latin
- That is (Latin)
- Usually abbreviated Latin phrase
- Namely, to Nero
- Clarifying phrase usually abbreviated
- That is to say, spelled out
- What "i.e." stands for
- That is for Caesar?
More clues leading to the result IMEANT
- "Let me try that again ..."
- "Let me try that one again"
- "My point was..."
- Rephrasing words
- Backpedaler's words
- Backpedaler's words of clarification
- "Let me rephrase that ..."
- Clarifier beginning
- "That is to say ... "
- Clarifying words