High crossword clue

The most likely answers for the crossword clue “High” are LAST, FULL or GONE, with 4 letters. Below are 104 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

TOP 3 letters · noun

the upper part of anything “the mower cuts off the tops of the grass”

LAST 4 letters · adjective

immediately past “last Thursday”

UPPER 5 letters · adjective

the topmost one of two; upper

RIPPED 6 letters · adjective

stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)

HEIGHTS 7 letters · noun

a high place “he doesn't like heights”

ADVANCED 8 letters · adjective

farther along in physical or mental development “the child's skeletal age was classified as ‘advanced’”

SQUEALING 9 letters · adjective

having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge

COMMANDING 10 letters · adjective

used of a height or viewpoint “a commanding view of the ocean”

OVERLOOKING 11 letters · adjective

used of a height or viewpoint “the balcony overlooking the ballroom”

POSTGRADUATE 12 letters · adjective

of or relating to studies beyond a bachelor's degree

GLORIFICATION 13 letters · noun

a state of high honor

OVERESTIMATION 14 letters · noun

an appraisal that is too high

Telling them apart

With 4 squares, LAST, FULL, GONE, TALL, ALTO and GAMY all fit. The first letter settles most of it: L → LAST · F → FULL · G → GONE, GAMY · T → TALL · A → ALTO. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 5 squares, UPPER, DRUNK, BROAD, SHARP, STEEP and NASAL all fit. The third letter tells them all apart: P → UPPER · U → DRUNK · O → BROAD · A → SHARP · E → STEEP · S → NASAL. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 3 squares, TOP, GAY, TOR, COT and ALP all fit. The first letter settles most of it: T → TOP, TOR · G → GAY · C → COT · A → ALP. 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: “highs” wants an answer that ends the same way.

What “high” means

• adjective: greater than normal in quantity or amount (“a high temperature”)
• adjective: (literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like ‘knee-high’) (“a high mountain”)
• adjective: standing above others in quality or position (“people in high places”)
• adjective: used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency

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