Talk crossword clue

The most likely answers for the crossword clue “Talk” are SING, BLAB or WIND, with 4 letters. Below are 64 answers from 3 to 11 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

RAP 3 letters · verb

talk volubly

SING 4 letters · verb

divulge confidential information or secrets

SPEAK 5 letters · verb

express in speech

BABBLE 6 letters · verb

divulge confidential information or secrets

LECTURE 7 letters · noun

a speech that is open to the public “he attended a lecture on telecommunications”

RHETORIC 8 letters · noun

loud and confused and empty talk “mere rhetoric”

VERBALIZE 9 letters · verb

express in speech “This depressed patient does not verbalize”

APPLESAUCE 10 letters · noun

nonsensical talk or writing

NOTHINGNESS 11 letters · noun

empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk

Telling them apart

With 4 squares, SING, BLAB, WIND, CHAT, CANT and JAZZ all fit. The first letter settles most of it: S → SING · B → BLAB · W → WIND · C → CHAT, CANT · J → JAZZ. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 5 squares, SPEAK, MOUTH, UTTER, SPILL, PEACH and STILL all fit. The third letter settles most of it: E → SPEAK · U → MOUTH · T → UTTER · I → SPILL, STILL · A → PEACH. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 3 squares, RAP, JAW, YAK and GAB all fit. The first letter tells them all apart: R → RAP · J → JAW · Y → YAK · G → GAB. 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: “talked” wants an answer that ends the same way.

What “talk” means

• verb: exchange thoughts; talk with (“We often talk business”)
• verb: express in speech (“She talks a lot of nonsense”)
• verb: use language (“the baby talks already”)
• verb: reveal information (“If you don't oblige me, I'll talk!”)

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