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)
9% DERIVE Originate (from) (6) Newsday Oct 29, 2025
9% COMMENCE Originate (8) (8) Puzzler Oct 26, 2025
9% NOVELTY Originality (7) (7) Puzzler Oct 10, 2025
9% SOURCE Origin (6) Thomas Joseph Sep 13, 2025
9% ANAG Scrambled word: Abbr. (4) New York Times Aug 4, 2025
8% MGM Original studio for "Tom and Jerry" (3) TV Oct 26, 2025
8% NATIVE Born or originating in the place (6) (6) The Guardian Quick Oct 24, 2025
8% VERBATIM Word for word (8) (8) Mirror Classic Oct 20, 2025
8% BLENDS Coffees that aren't single-origin (6) New York Times Oct 19, 2025

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