United crossword clue

The most likely answers for the crossword clue “United” are JOINT or FUSED, with 5 letters. Below are 32 answers from 3 to 12 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

TIED 4 letters · adjective

bound or secured closely “the guard was found trussed up with his arms and legs securely tied”

JOINT 5 letters · adjective

united or combined “a joint session of Congress”

AGREED 6 letters · adjective

united by being of the same opinion “agreed in their distrust of authority”

MARRIED 7 letters · adjective

joined in matrimony “a married man”

COHESIVE 8 letters · adjective

causing cohesion “a cohesive agent”

CONCERTED 9 letters · adjective

involving the joint activity of two or more “concerted action”

COLLECTIVE 10 letters · adjective

done by or characteristic of individuals acting together “the collective mind”

COOPERATIVE 11 letters · adjective

involving the joint activity of two or more “a cooperative effort”

INCORPORATED 12 letters · adjective

formed or united into a whole

Telling them apart

With 6 squares, AGREED, JOINED, ALLIED and MERGED all fit. The second letter tells them all apart: G → AGREED · O → JOINED · L → ALLIED · E → MERGED. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 7 squares, MARRIED, COUPLED, UNIFIED and COMPACT all fit. The third letter tells them all apart: R → MARRIED · U → COUPLED · I → UNIFIED · M → COMPACT. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 8 squares, COHESIVE, CONJUNCT, SEPARATE, COMBINED and TRILLION all fit. The third letter tells them all apart: H → COHESIVE · N → CONJUNCT · P → SEPARATE · M → COMBINED · I → TRILLION. Fill in that crossing answer first.

What “united” means

• adjective: characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity (“presented a united front”)
• adjective: of or relating to two people who are married to each other
• adjective: involving the joint activity of two or more (“a united effort”)

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