Spare tire, essentially Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Spare tire, essentially last seen in Wall Street Journal puzzle. 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 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is FLAB.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FLAB Spare tire, essentially (4) Wall Street Journal Mar 28, 2020
98% FAT Spare tire, essentially (3)
7% FRUGAL Sparing (6) The Atlantic Oct 5, 2025
6% RADII Spokes, essentially (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 9, 2025
6% TOOL Utensil, essentially (4) Newsday Oct 5, 2025
6% OAR Rowing essential (3)
6% SEED Acorn, essentially (4) Newsday Oct 3, 2025
6% AMINO Essential __ acids (5) Commuter Sep 30, 2025
6% SAWS Carpentry essentials (4) Newsday Sep 25, 2025
6% FLAT Airless tire, informally (4)

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