Three crossword clue

The most likely answers for the crossword clue “Three” are TRIO, TREY or FOUR, with 4 letters. Below are 34 answers from 4 to 10 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

TRIO 4 letters · noun

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

LEASH 5 letters · noun

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

TROIKA 6 letters · noun

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

TRINITY 7 letters · noun

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

CARDINAL 8 letters · noun

(Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes

SCULPTURE 9 letters · noun

a three-dimensional work of plastic art

TRIANGULAR 10 letters · adjective

having three angles; forming or shaped like a triangle “a triangular figure”

Telling them apart

With 4 squares, TRIO, TREY, FOUR, HOPE and CUBE all fit. The third letter tells them all apart: I → TRIO · E → TREY · U → FOUR · P → HOPE · B → CUBE. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 5 squares, LEASH, TRIAD and TRINE all fit. The fourth letter tells them all apart: S → LEASH · A → TRIAD · N → TRINE. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 6 squares, TROIKA, TIERCE, TERCET, TRIPLE, TREBLE and TRIPOD all fit. The fourth letter settles most of it: I → TROIKA · R → TIERCE · C → TERCET · P → TRIPLE, TRIPOD · B → TREBLE. 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: “threes” wants an answer that ends the same way.

What “three” means

• noun: the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
• noun: one of four playing cards in a deck having three pips
• adjective: being one more than two

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