The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word HOMONYMS which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Sun in 2003.
Words that are spelled and pronounced the same but have different meanings crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| HOMONYMS | 100 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Words that are spelled and pronounced the same but have different meanings
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- homonym
- homograph
- homophone
- heteronym
- word
- homophonous
- pun
- homonymous
- phrase
- bear
- tautology
- carousel
Crossword Answer definitions
HOMONYMS noun- (strict sense) A word that both sounds and is spelled the same as another word.
- A word that sounds or is spelled the same as another word, technically called a homophone (same sound) or a homograph (same spelling).
- A name for a taxon that is identical in spelling to another name that belongs to a different taxon.
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 HOMONYMS
- Donne and done, e.g.
- Way and weigh
- Common features of wordplay
- Words that are spelled and pronounced the same but have different meanings
- Bear-bare, hair-hare, etc.
- This puzzle has three sets of ___
- Potential source of verbal misunderstanding
- Theme of this puzzle
- "Two" and "too," for example
- "Bear" and "Baer"