Many crossword clue

The most likely answers for the crossword clue “Many” are MORE, SOME or BONY, with 4 letters. Below are 36 answers from 4 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

MORE 4 letters · adjective

(comparative of ‘many’ used with count nouns) quantifier meaning greater in number “a hall with more seats”

WINDY 5 letters · adjective

using or containing too many words “long-winded (or windy) speakers”

LEGION 6 letters · noun

archaic terms for army

UMPTEEN 7 letters · adjective

innumerable but many

NUMEROUS 8 letters · adjective

amounting to a large indefinite number “numerous times”

TRAVELLED 9 letters · adjective

familiar with many parts of the world

POLYCHROME 10 letters · adjective

having or exhibiting many colors

MOUNTAINOUS 11 letters · adjective

containing many mountains

MULTILATERAL 12 letters · adjective

having many parts or sides

MISCELLANEOUS 13 letters · adjective

having many aspects or qualities “a miscellaneous crowd”

Telling them apart

With 4 squares, MORE, SOME and BONY all fit. The first letter tells them all apart: M → MORE · S → SOME · B → BONY. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 5 squares, WINDY, WORDY and BONEY all fit. The first letter settles most of it: W → WINDY, WORDY · B → BONEY. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 6 squares, LEGION, GALORE, DOUBLE, TRIPLE, DIVERS and TREBLE all fit. The third letter tells them all apart: G → LEGION · L → GALORE · U → DOUBLE · I → TRIPLE · V → DIVERS · E → TREBLE. Fill in that crossing answer first.

What “many” means

• adjective: a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by ‘as’ or ‘too’ or ‘so’ or ‘that’; amounting to a large but indefinite number; quantifier, plural pronoun; quantifier, plural (“many temptations”)

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