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Here is the answer for the crossword clue A shorter word used for this crossword's big word . 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 SNAGS.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SNAGS A shorter word used for this crossword's big word (5)
6% SELF Word used with "esteem" and "respect" (4)
6% NOUN Word used as the name of something (4) (4) Puzzler Oct 22, 2025
6% VERBATIM Word for word (8) (8) Mirror Classic Oct 20, 2025
6% ADD "Combining" kitchen word that is used in cookbooks (3)
6% NEW Big word in advertising (3) New York Times Sep 7, 2025
6% UMPED Used a "Safe!" word? (5) LA Times Daily Sep 7, 2025
6% ISTO Words that might be used in an analogy (4) The Atlantic Sep 6, 2025
6% TERSE Using few words (5) Commuter Aug 11, 2025
6% VERBALLY Using spoken words (8) Eugene Sheffer Aug 8, 2025
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