Adjective that becomes its own synonym after its first letter is dropped Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Adjective that becomes its own synonym after its first letter is dropped featured in New York Times puzzle on September 4, 2026. 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is EVILEST.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EVILEST Adjective that becomes its own synonym after its first letter is dropped (7) New York Times Sep 4, 2026
4% GOO Word that becomes its own synonym when "p" is added to the end (3) New York Times Aug 5, 2026
4% THERE Word that becomes its opposite when its first letter is removed (5) New York Times Jul 4, 2026
3% NATO Org. with its own alphabet? (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 27, 2026
3% POLSKA Europe's ninth-largest country, in its own language (6) The Times Specialist Sunday Aug 23, 2026
3% CONFIT Meat cooked in its own fat (6) Universal Aug 13, 2026
3% ONE Number that is its own square (3) Universal Jul 26, 2026
3% AUTOSAVES Backs up on its own, say (9) New York Times Jul 18, 2026
3% EURO Currency with its own zone (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jul 4, 2026
3% BODY It has a silent language of its own (4)

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