Hints that help decipher the meaning of an unfamiliar word Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Hints that help decipher the meaning of an unfamiliar word featured in USA Today puzzle on August 21, 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 12 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is CONTEXTCLUES.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CONTEXTCLUES Hints that help decipher the meaning of an unfamiliar word (12) USA Today Aug 21, 2026
3% CLUE Helpful hint (4) Newsday Aug 19, 2026
3% TIPS Helpful hints (4) Premier Sunday Aug 16, 2026
3% ODD Unfamiliar (3) New York Times Jul 20, 2026
3% NEW Unfamiliar (3) LA Times Daily May 19, 2026
2% STARE Try to decipher a stereogram, perhaps (5) LA Times Daily Aug 21, 2026
2% AIDS Helps (4) Universal Aug 9, 2026
2% SOS "Help!" (3) Universal Aug 9, 2026
2% SYNONYM Word of similar meaning (7) The Telegraph Quick Aug 3, 2026
2% PLAY Word that follows "horse" to means roughhousing (4)

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