Advantage. Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Advantage featured in Puzzler Backwords puzzle on January 8, 2026. We have found 42 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 ASSET.

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22 Potential Answers:

AnswerLengthSourceDate
ASSET Advantage (5) Puzzler Backwords Jan 8, 2026
EDGE Advantage (4) Wall Street Journal Dec 10, 2025
HEADSTART Advantage (9) The Telegraph Quick Nov 29, 2025
BENEFIT Advantage (7) (7) Mirror Classic Oct 26, 2025
BOON Advantage (4) (4) Mirror Quick Oct 24, 2025
PLUS Advantage (4) Wall Street Journal Sep 6, 2025
LEGUP Advantage (5) Wall Street Journal Aug 2, 2025
AVAIL Advantage (5) Wall Street Journal Nov 5, 2024
PLUSPOINT Advantage (9) The Telegraph Quick Apr 26, 2023
SAKE Advantage (4) LA Times Daily Aug 7, 2020

20 Similar Clues:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
35% BENEFICIAL Advantageous (10) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 29, 2025
32% BENEFITS Advantages (8) The Sun Two Speed Jul 5, 2025
32% EXPEDIENT Advantageous (9) The Sun Two Speed Apr 9, 2025
32% WHIPHAND The advantage (8)
32% FAVOURABLE Advantageous (10) The Times Concise Apr 23, 2024
32% PLUSSES Advantages (7) Wall Street Journal Mar 30, 2024
32% EXPEDIENCY Advantageousness (10)
32% SANCTIONED Advantaged (10)
32% PLUSES Advantages (6) Commuter Dec 13, 2023
32% BEHOOVE Be an advantage to (7) Premier Sunday Aug 13, 2023

Clues for The Puzzler Backwords Puzzle on January 8, 2026

Advantage. Crossword Clue
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"Advantage" in a crossword often hints at a helpful boost or edge. "Leg up" means to provide assistance or an advantage, making it a fitting answer for the clue. It's a colloquial term originating from horse racing, where a jockey would get a literal leg up to mount the horse, giving them a head start.