Let crossword clue

The most likely answers for the crossword clue “Let” are RENT, FREE or TELL, with 4 letters. Below are 27 answers from 3 to 11 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

NOD 3 letters · verb

let the head fall forward through drowsiness “The old man was nodding in his chair”

RENT 4 letters · verb

grant use or occupation of under a term of contract

ALLOW 5 letters · verb

make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen “This sealed door won't allow the water to come into the basement”

PERMIT 6 letters · verb

consent to, give permission; permit “She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband”

RELEASE 7 letters · verb

let (something) fall or spill from a container

COUNTENANCE 11 letters · verb

consent to, give permission; permit

Telling them apart

With 4 squares, RENT, FREE, TELL, TURN, DROP and LOAN all fit. The third letter tells them all apart: N → RENT · E → FREE · L → TELL · R → TURN · O → DROP · A → LOAN. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 5 squares, ALLOW, GRANT, LEASE, RANGE, LAPSE and SLING all fit. The first letter settles most of it: A → ALLOW · G → GRANT · L → LEASE, LAPSE · R → RANGE · S → SLING. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 6 squares, PERMIT, REFUSE, DRIVEL and SLAVER all fit. The first letter tells them all apart: P → PERMIT · R → REFUSE · D → DRIVEL · S → SLAVER. 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: “lets” wants an answer that ends the same way.

What “let” means

• verb: make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
• verb: actively cause something to happen (“I let it be known that I was not interested”)
• verb: consent to, give permission; permit (“I won't let the police search her basement”)
• verb: cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition (“This let me in for a big surprise”)

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