Right crossword clue

The most likely answers for the crossword clue “Right” are WHOLE, EXACT or LEVEL, with 5 letters. Below are 96 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

ALL 3 letters · adverb

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent; Completely or entirely “the directions were all wrong”

JUST 4 letters · adjective

used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting “a just and lasting peace”

WHOLE 5 letters · adverb

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent; Completely or entirely “a whole new idea”

PROPER 6 letters · adjective

appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs “everything in its proper place”

OUTSIDE 7 letters · adjective

relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit “an outside margin”

STRAIGHT 8 letters · adjective

successive (without a break) “sick for five straight days”

CORRECTLY 9 letters · adverb

in an accurate manner “the flower had been correctly depicted by his son”

COMPLETELY 10 letters · adverb

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent; Completely or entirely “it was completely different from what we expected”

APPROPRIATE 11 letters · adjective

suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc “a book not appropriate for children”

CONSERVATIVE 12 letters · adjective

resistant to change, particularly in relation to politics or religion

PERPENDICULAR 13 letters · noun

a straight line at right angles to another line

APPROPRIATENESS 15 letters · noun

appropriate conduct; doing the right thing

Telling them apart

With 4 squares, JUST, GOOD, TRUE, RIPE, FLOP and FREE all fit. The first letter settles most of it: J → JUST · G → GOOD · T → TRUE · R → RIPE · F → FLOP, FREE. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 5 squares, WHOLE, EXACT, LEVEL, TITLE, CLAIM and FLOOR all fit. The first letter tells them all apart: W → WHOLE · E → EXACT · L → LEVEL · T → TITLE · C → CLAIM · F → FLOOR. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 3 squares, ALL, ONE, FAR and GEE all fit. The first letter tells them all apart: A → ALL · O → ONE · F → FAR · G → GEE. 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: “righted” wants an answer that ends the same way.

What “right” means

• adjective: being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the east when facing north (“my right hand”)
• adjective: free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth (“the right answer”)
• adjective: socially right or correct (“it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye”)
• adjective: in conformance with justice or law or morality (“do the right thing and confess”)

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