Found crossword clue

The most likely answers for the crossword clue “Found” are PLANT, SAVED or BUILD, with 5 letters. Below are 34 answers from 3 to 13 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

PIP 3 letters · noun

a small hard seed found in some fruits

BASE 4 letters · verb

use as a basis for; found on “base a claim on some observation”

PLANT 5 letters · verb

set up or lay the groundwork for

GROUND 6 letters · verb

use as a basis for; found on

MISSING 7 letters · adjective

not able to be found “missing in action”

EVERYDAY 8 letters · adjective

found in the ordinary course of events “a placid everyday scene”

INSTITUTE 9 letters · verb

set up or lay the groundwork for

CONSTITUTE 10 letters · verb

set up or lay the groundwork for

CIRCUMPOLAR 11 letters · adjective

located or found throughout a polar region

UNREMARKABLE 12 letters · adjective

found in the ordinary course of events

AUTOCHTHONOUS 13 letters · adjective

of rocks, deposits, etc.; found where they and their constituents were formed

Telling them apart

With 5 squares, PLANT, SAVED, BUILD, PROVE and OCCUR all fit. The second letter tells them all apart: L → PLANT · A → SAVED · U → BUILD · R → PROVE · C → OCCUR. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 6 squares, GROUND, LAUNCH, NATIVE and TINKER all fit. The first letter tells them all apart: G → GROUND · L → LAUNCH · N → NATIVE · T → TINKER. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 7 squares, MISSING, FINDING, ROUTINE, MUNDANE, ENDEMIC and WHITING all fit. The first letter settles most of it: M → MISSING, MUNDANE · F → FINDING · R → ROUTINE · E → ENDEMIC · W → WHITING. 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: “founded” wants an answer that ends the same way.

What “found” means

• verb: set up or found
• verb: set up or lay the groundwork for
• verb: use as a basis for; found on
• adjective: come upon unexpectedly or after searching (“found art”)

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