Number crossword clue

The most likely answers for the crossword clue “Number” are ISSUE, TOTAL or COUNT, with 5 letters. Below are 78 answers from 3 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

BIT 3 letters · noun

a short performance that is part of a longer program

TURN 4 letters · noun

a short performance that is part of a longer program

ISSUE 5 letters · noun

one of a series published periodically “she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waiting room”

AMOUNT 6 letters · verb

add up in number or quantity “The bills amounted to $2,000”

ROUTINE 7 letters · noun

a short performance that is part of a longer program “she had a catchy little routine”

ENUMERATE 9 letters · verb

determine the number or amount of

ATTENDANCE 10 letters · noun

the number of people that are present “attendance was up by 50 per cent”

HYPERPLASIA 11 letters · noun

abnormal increase in number of cells

MULTIPLICITY 12 letters · noun

a large number

INSUFFICIENCY 13 letters · noun

lack of an adequate quantity or number

Telling them apart

With 4 squares, TURN, LIST, REAL, PAGE, VOTE and LOTS all fit. The first letter settles most of it: T → TURN · L → LIST, LOTS · R → REAL · P → PAGE · V → VOTE. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 5 squares, ISSUE, TOTAL, COUNT, ROUND, BUNCH and FLOOD all fit. The first letter tells them all apart: I → ISSUE · T → TOTAL · C → COUNT · R → ROUND · B → BUNCH · F → FLOOD. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 3 squares, BIT, ACT, CUT, CAP, LOG and REV all fit. The second letter tells them all apart: I → BIT · C → ACT · U → CUT · A → CAP · O → LOG · E → REV. 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: “numbered” wants an answer that ends the same way.

What “number” means

• noun: the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals (“the number of parameters is small”)
• noun: a concept of quantity involving zero and units (“every number has a unique position in the sequence”)
• noun: a short performance that is part of a longer program (“it was one of the best numbers he ever did”)
• noun: the number is used in calling a particular telephone (“he has an unlisted number”)

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