Change crossword clue

The most likely answers for the crossword clue “Change” are VARY, HELP or MOVE, with 4 letters. Below are 94 answers from 3 to 14 letters, best match first in each length, then what each top answer means and how to tell them apart.

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The best answers, explained

CUT 3 letters · verb

turn sharply; change direction abruptly “The car cut to the left at the intersection”

VARY 4 letters · verb

become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence

SHIFT 5 letters · verb

lay aside, abandon, or leave for another

SWITCH 6 letters · verb

lay aside, abandon, or leave for another “switch to a different brand of beer”

VARIETY 7 letters · noun

a difference that is usually pleasant “he goes to France for variety”

TRANSFER 8 letters · verb

change from one vehicle or transportation line to another

TRANSFORM 9 letters · verb

change or alter in form, appearance, or nature “This experience transformed her completely”

ALTERATION 10 letters · noun

an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another

IMPROVEMENT 11 letters · noun

a change for the better; progress in development

MODIFICATION 12 letters · noun

an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another “the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago”

REVOLUTIONIZE 13 letters · verb

change radically “E-mail revolutionized communication in academe”

TRANSFORMATION 14 letters · noun

a qualitative change

Telling them apart

With 4 squares, VARY, HELP, MOVE, TURN, RATE and DROP all fit. The first letter tells them all apart: V → VARY · H → HELP · M → MOVE · T → TURN · R → RATE · D → DROP. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 5 squares, SHIFT, ALTER, BREAK, RANGE, COLOR and ABUSE all fit. The second letter tells them all apart: H → SHIFT · L → ALTER · R → BREAK · A → RANGE · O → COLOR · B → ABUSE. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 3 squares, CUT, FLY, JOG and VEX all fit. The first letter tells them all apart: C → CUT · F → FLY · J → JOG · V → VEX. Fill in that crossing answer first.

Other forms of this clue

Clues often use another form of the word, and the answer then takes the same form: “changed” wants an answer that ends the same way.

What “change” means

• noun: an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another (“the change was intended to increase sales”)
• noun: a relational difference between states; especially between states before and after some event (“he attributed the change to their marriage”)
• noun: the action of changing something (“the change of government had no impact on the economy”)
• noun: the result of alteration or modification (“there were marked changes in the lining of the lungs”)

A clue usually points at one of these senses, so the right answer is the one that matches the sense the puzzle means: check it against the crossing words.

About these answers

We match the clue against our own thesaurus and dictionary (Open English WordNet): words that mean the same as CHANGE, and words whose definition is CHANGE. We don't copy answers from newspaper puzzles, so a clue that leans on trivia or wordplay may need the crossing letters instead.