So crossword clue

The most likely answers for the crossword clue “So” are THEN, THUS or VERY, with 4 letters. Below are 29 answers from 3 to 13 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

YEA 3 letters · adverb

not only so, but “I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice”

THEN 4 letters · adverb

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors) “then he left”

HENCE 5 letters · adverb

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result “the eggs were fresh and hence satisfactory”

INDEED 6 letters · adverb

in truth (often tends to intensify) “they said the car would break down and indeed it did”

VISIBLY 7 letters · adverb

so as to be visible “the sign was visibly displayed”

UNIQUELY 8 letters · adverb

so as to be unique “he could determine uniquely the properties of the compound”

THEREFORE 9 letters · adverb

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result “therefore X must be true”

COMPLETELY 10 letters · adverb

so as to be complete; with everything necessary “he had filled out the form completely”

DELICIOUSLY 11 letters · adverb

so as to produce a delightful taste “I bought some more of these deliciously sweet peaches”

RIDICULOUSLY 12 letters · adverb

so as to arouse or deserve laughter

UNAMBIGUOUSLY 13 letters · adverb

so as to be unique

Telling them apart

With 4 squares, THEN, THUS, VERY, SUCH, YEAH and PAST all fit. The third letter tells them all apart: E → THEN · U → THUS · R → VERY · C → SUCH · A → YEAH · S → PAST. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 6 squares, INDEED, THENCE, THUSLY and NAUSEA all fit. The sixth letter tells them all apart: D → INDEED · E → THENCE · Y → THUSLY · A → NAUSEA. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 10 squares, COMPLETELY, IMPLICITLY, SHOCKINGLY and DISSECTION all fit. The first letter tells them all apart: C → COMPLETELY · I → IMPLICITLY · S → SHOCKINGLY · D → DISSECTION. 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: “sos” wants an answer that ends the same way.

What “so” means

• adverb: to a very great extent or degree (“the idea is so obvious”)
• adverb: in a manner that facilitates (“he observed the snakes so he could describe their behavior”)
• adverb: in such a condition or manner, especially as expressed or implied (“They're happy and I hope they will remain so”)
• adverb: to a certain unspecified extent or degree (“I can only go so far with this student”)

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