Means crossword clue

The most likely answers for the crossword clue “Means” are HELP, LINE or ROAD, with 4 letters. Below are 39 answers from 3 to 15 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

WAY 3 letters · noun

to have the ability to produce a particular effect or achieve an end “the true way to success”

HELP 4 letters · noun

a means of serving “there's no help for it”

WINGS 5 letters · noun

a means of flight or ascent “necessity lends wings to inspiration”

AGENCY 6 letters · noun

to have the ability to produce a particular effect or achieve an end “an example is the best agency of instruction”

SUPPORT 7 letters · noun

the financial means whereby one lives “he applied to the state for support”

PURCHASE 8 letters · noun

a means of exerting influence or gaining advantage “he could get no purchase on the situation”

SUBSTANCE 9 letters · noun

considerable capital (wealth or income)

INSTRUMENT 10 letters · noun

the means whereby some act is accomplished “my greed was the instrument of my destruction”

MAINTENANCE 11 letters · noun

means of maintenance of a family or group

TRANSMISSION 12 letters · noun

communication by means of transmitted signals

CORRESPONDENT 13 letters · noun

someone who communicates by means of letters

INSTRUMENTATION 15 letters · noun

an artifact (that is instrumental in accomplishing some end) for accomplishing some end

Telling them apart

With 4 squares, HELP, LINE, ROAD, DOOR, TOOL and REIN all fit. The fourth letter tells them all apart: P → HELP · E → LINE · D → ROAD · R → DOOR · L → TOOL · N → REIN. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 5 squares, WINGS, PITCH, TOOTH and AVAIL all fit. The first letter tells them all apart: W → WINGS · P → PITCH · T → TOOTH · A → AVAIL. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 6 squares, AGENCY, LIVING, SEEING, ESCAPE and WEAPON all fit. The first letter tells them all apart: A → AGENCY · L → LIVING · S → SEEING · E → ESCAPE · W → WEAPON. 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: “meanies” wants an answer that ends the same way.

What “means” means

• noun: to have the ability to produce a particular effect or achieve an end (“a means of control”)
• noun: considerable capital (wealth or income) (“he is a man of means”)
• noun: an artifact (that is instrumental in accomplishing some end) for accomplishing some end

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