Possible crossword clue

The most likely answers for the crossword clue “Possible” are TRACK, LIMIT or BOUND, with 5 letters. Below are 61 answers from 3 to 14 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

TOP 3 letters · noun

the greatest possible intensity “he screamed at the top of his lungs”

MAIN 4 letters · adjective

of force; of the greatest possible intensity “by main strength”

TRACK 5 letters · noun

evidence pointing to a possible solution

LIKELY 6 letters · adjective

has a good chance of being the case or of coming about “these services are likely to be available to us all before long”

SUPPORT 7 letters · noun

financial resources provided to make some project possible “the foundation provided support for the experiment”

FEASIBLE 8 letters · adjective

capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are

POTENTIAL 9 letters · adjective

existing in possibility “a potential problem”

CONTINGENT 10 letters · adjective

possible but not certain to occur “they had to plan for contingent expenses”

PRACTICABLE 11 letters · adjective

usable for a specific purpose “a practicable solution”

MATHEMATICAL 12 letters · adjective

statistically possible though highly improbable “have a mathematical chance of making the playoffs”

PRECIPITATION 13 letters · noun

overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)

Telling them apart

With 4 squares, MAIN, LEAD, WARM and PEAK all fit. The first letter tells them all apart: M → MAIN · L → LEAD · W → WARM · P → PEAK. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 5 squares, TRACK, LIMIT, BOUND, TRAIL, GRAIN and HURRY all fit. The fifth letter tells them all apart: K → TRACK · T → LIMIT · D → BOUND · L → TRAIL · N → GRAIN · Y → HURRY. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 6 squares, LIKELY, VIABLE, LATENT, DOABLE, GAMBLE and UTMOST all fit. The first letter settles most of it: L → LIKELY, LATENT · V → VIABLE · D → DOABLE · G → GAMBLE · U → UTMOST. Fill in that crossing answer first.

What “possible” means

• noun: something that can be done (“politics is the art of the possible”)
• noun: an applicant who might be suitable
• adjective: capable of happening or existing (“a breakthrough may be possible next year”)
• adjective: existing in possibility (“possible uses of nuclear power”)

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