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Might crossword clue

The most likely answers for the crossword clue “Might” are POWER or HUNCH, with 5 letters. Below are 7 answers from 5 to 9 letters, best match first in each length, then what each top answer means and how to tell them apart.

5 letters

7 letters

  • barrels
  • worrier

9 letters

  • suspicion
  • intuition

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The best answers, explained

POWER 5 letters · noun
physical strength
BARRELS 7 letters · noun
the amount that many barrels might hold
POSSIBLE 8 letters · noun
an applicant who might be suitable
SUSPICION 9 letters · noun
an impression that something might be the case

Other forms of this clue

Clues often use another form of the word, and the answer then takes the same form: “mights” wants an answer that ends the same way.

MIGHTS crossword clue

What “might” means

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

Questions people ask

What is a 5-letter word for might?

POWER or HUNCH. POWER means “physical strength”.

What is a 7-letter word for might?

BARRELS or WORRIER. BARRELS means “the amount that many barrels might hold”.

What is a 8-letter word for might?

POSSIBLE. POSSIBLE means “an applicant who might be suitable”.

What is a 9-letter word for might?

SUSPICION or INTUITION. SUSPICION means “an impression that something might be the case”.

What is the answer for the clue “mights”?

Use the same answers in the same form: POWERS, HUNCHES, WORRIERS or SUSPICIONS.

How do I narrow down the answer for “Might”?

Count the squares, then use a crossing letter: the section “Telling them apart” shows which square separates the answers of each length. The crossword solver takes the clue and your letters together.

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