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% ADUE In unison, in music (4) Premier Sunday Oct 19, 2025
3% AMP Music box? (3) New York Times Oct 16, 2025
3% ANNIE "Tomorrow" musical (5) Commuter Oct 15, 2025
3% SAMBA Brazilian music (5) Puzzler Backwords Oct 14, 2025
3% JAZZ Music genre (4) The Telegraph Quick Oct 13, 2025
3% LEGATO Smoothly, in music (6) New York Times Oct 13, 2025
3% SHARPS ###, in music (6) Commuter Oct 10, 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.