Word origin: Abbr. Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Word origin: Abbr 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 ETYM.

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3 Potential Answers:

AnswerLengthSourceDate
ETYM Word origin: Abbr (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 13, 2020
DERIV Word origin: Abbr. (5)
IONA Word origin: Abbr. (4)

37 Similar Clues:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
84% ETYMOL Science of word origins: Abbr. (6)
10% ETYMONLINE Web reference for word origins (10) The Atlantic Nov 2, 2025
9% FIRST Original (5) (5) Mirror Quick Dec 16, 2025
9% STALEST Least original (7) Premier Sunday Dec 14, 2025
9% NEW Original (3) Premier Sunday Dec 7, 2025
9% PBS Original "Sesame Street" airer: Abbr. (3)
9% GENESIS Origin (7) The Times Sunday Concise Nov 30, 2025
9% SIC [Error in original] (3) LA Times Daily Nov 29, 2025
9% HSBC Banking giant which originated in Hong Kong: Abbr. (4)
9% NEE Originally called (3) USA Today Nov 18, 2025

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