Put crossword clue

The most likely answers for the crossword clue “Put” are CAST, POSE or POST, with 4 letters. Below are 97 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

CAST 4 letters · verb

formulate in a particular style or language “She cast her request in very polite language”

PLACE 5 letters · verb

put into a certain place or abstract location “Place emphasis on a certain point”

COMMIT 6 letters · verb

make an investment

ARRANGE 7 letters · verb

arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events “arrange my schedule”

POSITION 8 letters · verb

put into a certain place or abstract location

CONDITION 9 letters · verb

put into a better state “he conditions old cars”

COMMISSION 10 letters · verb

put into commission; equip for service; of ships

NATIONALIZE 11 letters · verb

put under state control or ownership “Mitterand nationalized the banks”

DISADVANTAGE 12 letters · verb

put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm “This rule clearly disadvantages me”

Telling them apart

With 4 squares, CAST, POSE, POST, WORD, REST and BANK all fit. The first letter settles most of it: C → CAST · P → POSE, POST · W → WORD · R → REST · B → BANK. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 5 squares, PLACE, ORDER, FRAME, COUCH, RIGHT and STATE all fit. The first letter tells them all apart: P → PLACE · O → ORDER · F → FRAME · C → COUCH · R → RIGHT · S → STATE. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 3 squares, LAY, END, ASK, CUP, BED and BOX all fit. The second letter tells them all apart: A → LAY · N → END · S → ASK · U → CUP · E → BED · O → BOX. 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: “puts” wants an answer that ends the same way.

What “put” means

• verb: put into a certain place or abstract location (“Put your things here”)
• verb: cause to be in a certain state; cause to be in a certain relation (“That song put me in awful good humor”)
• verb: formulate in a particular style or language (“I wouldn't put it that way”)
• verb: attribute or give (“She put too much emphasis on her the last statement”)

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