Know crossword clue

The most likely answers for the crossword clue “Know” are LOVE, LIVE or NECK, with 4 letters. Below are 28 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

BED 3 letters · verb

have sexual intercourse with

LOVE 4 letters · verb

have sexual intercourse with

SCREW 5 letters · verb

have sexual intercourse with

WONDER 6 letters · verb

have a wish or desire to know something “He wondered who had built this beautiful church”

ACQUAINT 8 letters · verb

cause to come to know personally “permit me to acquaint you with my son”

RECOGNIZE 9 letters · verb

accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept their power and authority “We do not recognize your gods”

EXPERIENCE 10 letters · verb

have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations

Telling them apart

With 4 squares, LOVE, LIVE, NECK, BANG, JAZZ and HUMP all fit. The first letter settles most of it: L → LOVE, LIVE · N → NECK · B → BANG · J → JAZZ · H → HUMP. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 3 squares, BED, EFF, CUT and KEN all fit. The first letter tells them all apart: B → BED · E → EFF · C → CUT · K → KEN. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 7 squares, COGNIZE, COGNISE, PRESENT, INQUIRE and ENQUIRE all fit. The first letter settles most of it: C → COGNIZE, COGNISE · P → PRESENT · I → INQUIRE · E → ENQUIRE. 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: “knowing” wants an answer that ends the same way.

What “know” means

• verb: be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about (“I know that the President lied to the people”)
• verb: know how to do or perform something (“She knows how to knit”)
• verb: be familiar or acquainted with a person or an object (“She doesn't know this composer”)
• verb: have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations (“I know the feeling!”)

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