Five crossword clue

The most likely answers for the crossword clue “Five” are QUINT or FIFTH, with 5 letters. Below are 15 answers from 3 to 10 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

FIN 3 letters · noun

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

QUINT 5 letters · noun

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

CINQUE 6 letters · noun

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

QUINTET 7 letters · noun

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

CARDINAL 8 letters · noun

(Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes

QUINTUPLE 9 letters · adjective

having five units or components

Telling them apart

With 6 squares, CINQUE, PENTAD and NICKEL all fit. The first letter tells them all apart: C → CINQUE · P → PENTAD · N → NICKEL. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 8 squares, CARDINAL, ELEPHANT and PENTAGON all fit. The first letter tells them all apart: C → CARDINAL · E → ELEPHANT · P → PENTAGON. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 10 squares, QUINTUPLET, PENTAMETER and PENTATHLON all fit. The sixth letter tells them all apart: U → QUINTUPLET · M → PENTAMETER · T → PENTATHLON. 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: “fives” wants an answer that ends the same way.

What “five” means

• noun: the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
• noun: a team that plays basketball
• noun: a playing card or a domino or a die whose upward face shows five pips
• adjective: being one more than four

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