Place crossword clue

The most likely answers for the crossword clue “Place” are HOME, POST or SITE, with 4 letters. Below are 101 answers from 3 to 12 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

LAY 3 letters · verb

put into a certain place or abstract location

HOME 4 letters · noun

where you live at a particular time “deliver the package to my home”

POINT 5 letters · verb

intend (something) to move towards a certain goal

OFFICE 6 letters · noun

a job in an organization

STATION 7 letters · noun

proper or designated social situation “the responsibilities of a man in his station”

POSITION 8 letters · noun

the particular portion of space occupied by something

SITUATION 9 letters · noun

a job in an organization

COMMISSION 10 letters · verb

place an order for

TERMINATION 11 letters · noun

a place where something ends or is complete

LOCALIZATION 12 letters · noun

a determination of the place where something is

Telling them apart

With 4 squares, HOME, POST, SITE, RATE, SEND and SPOT all fit. The second letter settles most of it: O → HOME, POST · I → SITE · A → RATE · E → SEND · P → SPOT. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 5 squares, POINT, ORDER, SPACE, RANGE, GRADE and SHOES all fit. The first letter settles most of it: P → POINT · O → ORDER · S → SPACE, SHOES · R → RANGE · G → GRADE. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 3 squares, LAY, AIM, WAY, BED, LIE and FIX all fit. The first letter settles most of it: L → LAY, LIE · A → AIM · W → WAY · B → BED · F → FIX. 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: “placed” wants an answer that ends the same way.

What “place” means

• verb: put into a certain place or abstract location (“Place emphasis on a certain point”)
• verb: place somebody in a particular situation or location (“he was placed on probation”)
• verb: assign a rank or rating to
• verb: assign a location to

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