The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word NIL , but the solution may also be NADA which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Zilch crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| NIL | 41 % | 3 |
| NADA | 29 % | 4 |
| NONE | 18 % | 4 |
| ZERO | 5 % | 4 |
| SQUAT | 1 % | 5 |
| NOTABIT | 1 % | 7 |
| ZIP | 1 % | 3 |
| NAUGHT | 1 % | 6 |
| NOTONEIOTA | 1 % | 10 |
| ZIPPO | 0 % | 5 |
| NOTHING | 0 % | 7 |
| JACKSQUAT | 0 % | 9 |
| NOTAONE | 0 % | 7 |
| DIDDLYSQUAT | 0 % | 11 |
| NOTONE | 0 % | 6 |
| NOTALICK | 0 % | 8 |
| NOTONEWHIT | 0 % | 10 |
| GOOSEEGG | 0 % | 8 |
| ABIGNOTHING | 0 % | 11 |
| NOTAWHIT | 0 % | 8 |
| BUPKES | 0 % | 6 |
| NOTANY | 0 % | 6 |
Why may NIL be the right solution?
"Zilch" is a slang term that means "nothing" or "zero". "NIL" is a synonym for "nothing" or "zero", making it a suitable answer for the clue.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Zilch
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- nada
- nothing
- zero
- nil
- naught
- aught
- zip
- goose egg
- nix
- cipher
- cypher
- crap
Crossword Answer definitions
NIL noun- Nothing; zero.
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 NIL
More clues leading to the result NADA
- Zero
- Zilch
- Nothing, in Nogales
- Zip
- Nothing: Spanish
- Possible reply to "Que pasa?"
- Slangy refusal
- Zip, to Zapata
- Squadoosh
- Squat
More clues leading to the result NONE
- Zilch
- "____ of your beeswax!"
- __ of the above
- ___ of the above
- Not a whit
- Zip
- Nary a one
- "__ But the Brave"
- "__ of your beeswax!"
- What the elite are second to
More clues leading to the result ZERO
- Nil
- With no value
- Gravity or hour leader
- Love, in tennis
- Nothing
- 1 in 10?
- It's nothing, really
- Main character in Elmer Rice's "The Adding Machine"
- One less?
- Round number?
More clues leading to the result SQUAT
- Catcher's posture
- Catcher's position
- Nothing
- Scratch
- Stubby
- Zilch
- Diddly-___
- Short and stubby
- Workout routine
- Short and thick
More clues leading to the result NOTABIT
- "Hardly"
- "Squadoosh"
- In no way
- To no extent
- None at all
- Spartan's response to "How much does it hurt?"
- None whatsoever
- Agreeable answer to "Do you mind?"
- Cooperative response to "Do you mind?"
- Diddly
More clues leading to the result ZIP
- Postal code
- Code type
- Word before car or code
- Nothing
- Oomph
- Compress a computer file
- Energy
- Extra oomph
- Shrink computer files
- Shrink, as computer files
More clues leading to the result NAUGHT
More clues leading to the result NOTONEIOTA
More clues leading to the result ZIPPO
- Lighter choice
- Lighter brand
- Nada
- Bupkis
- Lighter that sounds like nothing?
- Doodly-squat
- Lighter handle?
- Lighter name
- Alternative to a Bic Classic
- Brand with a flame over the "i" in its logo
More clues leading to the result NOTHING
- Love, to Venus?
- Middle of observation
- Zero
- What this puzzle is about?
- Cipher.
- Nonentity.
- Absence of all magnitude.
- This answers: "Jane Eyre."
- Goose egg.
- What is served at a Barmecide feast.
More clues leading to the result JACKSQUAT
More clues leading to the result NOTAONE
More clues leading to the result DIDDLYSQUAT
- Nada
- Very little, in slang
- *Nearly none, in slang
- The least amount
- Zilch
- The least bit
- What the exercise regimen in 17-, 25-, 37- and 51-Across is worth?
- Absolutely nothing
- Nothing much, to weightlifters?
More clues leading to the result NOTONE
- Zero
- Zilch
- Nary a
- Zippo
- Nary a soul
- Zip
- What "nary" means.
- "But ___ cent for tribute"
- " . . . ditties of ___": Keats
- Opposite of all
More clues leading to the result NOTALICK
More clues leading to the result NOTONEWHIT
More clues leading to the result GOOSEEGG
- Zero
- It means nothing
- 0, to Al Michaels or Bob Costas
- A score of zero
- Zero, in sports slang
- 0
- Big fat nothing
- Zip code?
- Big fat zero
- Zilch