Like a birthday candle that's ready to be blown out Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Like a birthday candle that's ready to be blown out featured in Atlantic puzzle on February 20, 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 3 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is LIT.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LIT Like a birthday candle that's ready to be blown out (3) The Atlantic Feb 20, 2026
6% AGE Candle count on a birthday cake (3)
6% YEAR What a birthday candle represents (4) Universal Jan 27, 2026
6% FLAME What's blown out on a birthday candle (5)
6% UNLIT Like a blown-out candle (5) USA Today Jul 12, 2019
5% BDAYS Occasions for blowing out candles on cakes, informally (5) New York Times Feb 16, 2026
5% ICER "Happy Birthday" writer (4) LA Times Daily Feb 8, 2026
5% GLASS Blown art material (5) Universal Feb 3, 2026
5% SET Ready (3) Puzzler Backwords Jan 31, 2026
5% EQUAL Hold a candle to (5) Newsday Jan 30, 2026

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