Do crossword clue

The most likely answers for the crossword clue “Do” are PLAY, BEAR or FARE, with 4 letters. Below are 89 answers from 3 to 11 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

ACT 3 letters · verb

behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself “You should act like an adult”

PLAY 4 letters · verb

participate in games or sport “We played hockey all afternoon”

CAUSE 5 letters · verb

give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally “cause a commotion”

ANSWER 6 letters · verb

be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity “A few words would answer”

PERFORM 7 letters · verb

carry out or perform an action

PRACTICE 8 letters · verb

carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions “practice law”

PERMISSION 10 letters · noun

approval to do something “he asked permission to leave”

RECONSTRUCT 11 letters · verb

do over, as of (part of) a house

Telling them apart

With 4 squares, PLAY, BEAR, FARE, BASH, COIF and KNOW all fit. The fourth letter tells them all apart: Y → PLAY · R → BEAR · E → FARE · H → BASH · F → COIF · W → KNOW. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 5 squares, CAUSE, CARRY, SERVE, DRESS, BRAWL and CURRY all fit. The first letter settles most of it: C → CAUSE, CARRY, CURRY · S → SERVE · D → DRESS · B → BRAWL. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 3 squares, ACT, JOB, PAY, FIX, BID and YEN all fit. The first letter tells them all apart: A → ACT · J → JOB · P → PAY · F → FIX · B → BID · Y → YEN. 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: “died” wants an answer that ends the same way.

What “do” means

• verb: engage in (“do research”)
• verb: carry out or perform an action
• verb: get (something) done
• verb: proceed or get along (“How is she doing in her new job?”)

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 DO, and words whose definition is DO. We don't copy answers from newspaper puzzles, so a clue that leans on trivia or wordplay may need the crossing letters instead.