Substitute for a match. Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Substitute for a match. . 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SPILL.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SPILL Substitute for a match. (5)
83% LIGHTER A substitute for the match (7) (7)
9% SCRIP Cheese substitute? (5) LA Times Daily Oct 18, 2025
9% SEITAN Meat substitute (6) LA Times Daily Oct 5, 2025
9% AGREE Match (5) The Telegraph Mini Oct 1, 2025
9% ALTERNATE Substitute (9) USA Today Sep 27, 2025
9% LIEU In __ of (substituting for) (4) Newsday Aug 5, 2025
8% SET Game, __, match (3) Commuter Oct 30, 2025
8% LOCUM Substitute, usually for a doctor (5) (5) Puzzler Oct 28, 2025
8% LIT Put a match to (3) Wall Street Journal Oct 27, 2025
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