Each crossword clue

The most likely answers for the crossword clue “Each” are ALL, with 3 letters. Below are 12 answers from 3 to 12 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

ALL 3 letters · adjective

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class “we sat up all night”

APIECE 6 letters · adverb

to or from every one of two or more (considered individually)

NIGHTLY 7 letters · adverb

at the end of each day “she checks on her roses nightly”

TOGETHER 8 letters · adverb

in contact with each other or in proximity “the leaves stuck together”

SEMIANNUAL 10 letters · adjective

occurring or payable twice each year

INTERACTIVE 11 letters · adjective

capable of acting on or influencing each other

AMBIDEXTROUS 12 letters · adjective

equally skillful with each hand “an ambidextrous surgeon”

Telling them apart

With 7 squares, NIGHTLY, ABREAST and ASTRIDE all fit. The second letter tells them all apart: I → NIGHTLY · B → ABREAST · S → ASTRIDE. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 8 squares, TOGETHER, OPPOSITE, BIANNUAL and FUSIFORM all fit. The first letter tells them all apart: T → TOGETHER · O → OPPOSITE · B → BIANNUAL · F → FUSIFORM. Fill in that crossing answer first.

What “each” means

• adjective: (used of count nouns) every one considered individually; quantifier, singular, universal pronoun; quantifier, singular, universal (“each person is mortal”)
• adverb: to or from every one of two or more (considered individually) (“they received $10 each”)

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