A headword in a dictionary Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue A headword in a dictionary last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is LEMMA.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LEMMA A headword in a dictionary (5) The Times Specialist Sunday Nov 24, 2019
4% ENTRY Dictionary headword (5)
3% WORD Dictionary entry (4) Thomas Joseph Dec 18, 2025
3% OED Dictionary (abbr.) (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 14, 2025
3% USAGE __ note: dictionary explanation (5) LA Times Daily Dec 9, 2025
3% VAR Dictionary tag: Abbr. (3) New York Times Dec 7, 2025
3% PINA Cocktail Dictionary headword (4) Newsday Jul 27, 2024
2% AINT It is in the dictionary now, despite a jocular saying (4) Wall Street Journal Dec 22, 2025
2% OPTED Chose part included in <i>Oxford English Dictionary</i> (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Dec 11, 2025
2% YOWZA "Wow!" in the Scrabble Dictionary since 2018 (5) Newsday Dec 6, 2025

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