Acknowledge. Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Acknowledge featured in Wall Street Journal puzzle on January 17, 2026. We have found 43 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 ADMIT.

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24 Potential Answers:

AnswerLengthSourceDate
ADMIT Acknowledge (5) Wall Street Journal Jan 17, 2026
THANK Acknowledge (5) New York Times Nov 5, 2025
AVOW Acknowledge (4) Eugene Sheffer Aug 26, 2025
RECOGNISE Acknowledge (9) The Sun Two Speed Jul 20, 2024
CONFESS Acknowledge (7) (7) Puzzler Apr 15, 2024
NOD Acknowledge (3) The Telegraph Quick Apr 10, 2023
OWN Acknowledge (3) The Guardian Quick Feb 14, 2022
ADMITTO Acknowledge (7) Thomas Joseph Jan 26, 2022
COPTO Acknowledge (5)
GREET Acknowledge (5) The Telegraph Quick Oct 18, 2020

19 Similar Clues:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
35% ADMITSTO Acknowledges (8) Newsday Nov 8, 2025
33% THANKYOU Acknowledgment (8) The Sun Two Speed May 18, 2024
33% ANOD With ___ to (acknowledging) (4) New York Times Apr 14, 2024
33% UNRECOGNISED Not acknowledged (12) The Times Concise Jul 12, 2023
33% ADMITTED Acknowledged (8) The Telegraph Quick Feb 21, 2023
33% AVOWS Acknowledges (5) Eugene Sheffer Oct 14, 2022
33% RECOGNITION Acknowledgement (11) The Times Concise Jul 3, 2022
33% HATTIPS Acknowledgments (7) USA Today Dec 18, 2019
33% ADMITS Acknowledges (6) Newsday Oct 5, 2018
33% NODSTO Acknowledges (6)

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To "acknowledge" is to admit or confess something openly. "Avow" is a synonym that means to assert or declare openly. Both words convey a sense of owning up to something truthfully.