International crossword clue

The most likely answers for the crossword clue “International” are WORLD, with 5 letters. Below are 10 answers from 5 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

WORLD 5 letters · noun

everything that exists anywhere

GLOBAL 6 letters · adjective

involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope “global war”

OUTSIDE 7 letters · adjective

from or between other countries “developing nations need outside help”

EXTERNAL 8 letters · adjective

from or between other countries “external commerce”

WORLDWIDE 9 letters · adjective

spanning or extending throughout the entire world “worldwide distribution”

MULTINATIONAL 13 letters · adjective

involving or operating in several nations or nationalities “multinational corporations”

Telling them apart

With 13 squares, MULTINATIONAL, TRANSNATIONAL and SUPRANATIONAL all fit. The first letter tells them all apart: M → MULTINATIONAL · T → TRANSNATIONAL · S → SUPRANATIONAL. 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: “internationals” wants an answer that ends the same way.

What “international” means

• adjective: concerning or belonging to all or at least two or more nations (“international affairs”)
• adjective: from or between other countries (“international trade”)

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