Thing crossword clue

The most likely answers for the crossword clue “Thing” are MUST, BODY or TYPE, with 4 letters. Below are 31 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

ONE 3 letters · adjective

used of a single unit or thing; not two or more

MUST 4 letters · noun

a necessary or essential thing “seat belts are an absolute must”

STAND 5 letters · noun

the position where a thing or person stands

MATTER 6 letters · noun

a vaguely specified concern “several matters to attend to”

HITTING 7 letters · noun

the act of contacting one thing with another “repeated hitting raised a large bruise”

ADDITION 8 letters · noun

the act of adding one thing to another “the addition of flowers created a pleasing effect”

AGREEMENT 9 letters · noun

the thing arranged or agreed to

POSSESSION 10 letters · noun

a mania restricted to one thing or idea

ARRANGEMENT 11 letters · noun

the thing arranged or agreed to “they made arrangements to meet in Chicago”

INTRODUCTION 12 letters · noun

the act of putting one thing into another

APPROPRIATENESS 15 letters · noun

appropriate conduct; doing the right thing

Telling them apart

With 4 squares, MUST, BODY, TYPE and PICK all fit. The first letter tells them all apart: M → MUST · B → BODY · T → TYPE · P → PICK. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 6 squares, MATTER, AFFAIR, CHANGE, CHOICE, NATURE and TICKET all fit. The fourth letter tells them all apart: T → MATTER · A → AFFAIR · N → CHANGE · I → CHOICE · U → NATURE · K → TICKET. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 8 squares, ADDITION, STRIKING, NICKNAME and CONTEMPT all fit. The first letter tells them all apart: A → ADDITION · S → STRIKING · N → NICKNAME · C → CONTEMPT. 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: “things” wants an answer that ends the same way.

What “thing” means

• noun: a special situation (“this thing has got to end”)
• noun: an action (“how could you do such a thing?”)
• noun: a special abstraction (“a thing of the spirit”)
• noun: an artifact (“how does this thing work?”)

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