Upbeat, in music Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Upbeat, in music last seen in Universal 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ARSIS.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ARSIS Upbeat, in music (5) Universal Sep 12, 2017
39% ARSES Upbeats, in music (5)
34% SKA Upbeat Jamaican music (3)
3% EMO Moody music (3) Eugene Sheffer Oct 6, 2025
3% PAULA Music's Abdul (5) Thomas Joseph Oct 6, 2025
3% CHESS Musical game (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 6, 2025
3% ATONAL With no musical key (6) Newsday Oct 5, 2025
3% BOP Bird music (3) Wall Street Journal Oct 1, 2025
3% CHANT Monk's music (5) Thomas Joseph Oct 1, 2025
3% EAR Musical ability (3) Thomas Joseph Oct 1, 2025

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In music, "arsis" refers to the upbeat or the unaccented part of a rhythmic unit. It's a term from Greek poetry that found its way into music theory. Understanding this helps solve the clue for "upbeat" in a musical context.