One crossword clue

The most likely answers for the crossword clue “One” are SAME, SAID or VERY, with 4 letters. Below are 125 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

ACE 3 letters · noun

the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number

SAME 4 letters · adjective

same in identity “the same man I saw yesterday”

RIGHT 5 letters · adjective

(informal) very; used informally as an intensifier “a right fine day”

UNITED 6 letters · adjective

characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity “presented a united front”

UNITARY 7 letters · adjective

having the indivisible character of a unit “a unitary action”

COMBINED 8 letters · adjective

made or joined or united into one

UNMATCHED 9 letters · adjective

eminent beyond or above comparison “infamy unmatched in the Western world”

INDEFINITE 10 letters · adjective

vague or not clearly defined or stated “must you be so indefinite?”

INCOMPARABLE 12 letters · adjective

such that comparison is impossible; unsuitable for comparison or lacking features that can be compared “an incomparable week of rest and pleasure”

EXTRAORDINARY 13 letters · adjective

beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable; special “extraordinary authority”

TRADITIONALIST 14 letters · noun

one who adheres to traditional views

TRANSLITERATION 15 letters · noun

a transcription from one alphabet to another

Telling them apart

With 4 squares, SAME, SAID, VERY, BEST, FOUR and HEAD all fit. The third letter tells them all apart: M → SAME · I → SAID · R → VERY · S → BEST · U → FOUR · A → HEAD. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 5 squares, RIGHT, UNITY, THREE, MUSIC, ORDER and ISSUE all fit. The first letter tells them all apart: R → RIGHT · U → UNITY · T → THREE · M → MUSIC · O → ORDER · I → ISSUE. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 3 squares, ACE, ANE, NEW, TWO, WAY and HIT all fit. The second letter tells them all apart: C → ACE · N → ANE · E → NEW · W → TWO · A → WAY · I → HIT. 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: “ones” wants an answer that ends the same way.

What “one” means

• adjective: used of a single unit or thing; not two or more
• adjective: having the indivisible character of a unit (“spoke with one voice”)
• adjective: of the same kind or quality (“two animals of one species”)
• adjective: (informal) very; used informally as an intensifier (“that is one fine dog”)

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