Word that can precede each half of the starred answers Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Word that can precede each half of the starred answers 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 PLAY.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PLAY Word that can precede each half of the starred answers (4) Wall Street Journal Feb 18, 2020
45% FIRE Word that can precede each half of each starred answer (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 13, 2020
4% WATER Word that can precede each word of each starred answer (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 15, 2018
4% FIRST Word that can precede each half of each starred clue's answer (5) Wall Street Journal Sep 14, 2015
3% BACKBOARD Support for a basket ... or what combines with either word in each starred clue's answer? (9) Universal Nov 13, 2025
3% POT It can precede belly, boiler or shot (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 12, 2025
3% PHOTOFINISH Close call in a race, or what the answer to each starred clue has (11) LA Times Daily Nov 4, 2025
3% PAIROFHANDS Person who can assist, or a hint to the word than can follow each half of 18-, 24-, 35- or 49-Across (11) Universal Nov 3, 2025
3% AROLLIN Words preceding "the hay" in a euphemism (7) The Times Specialist Sunday Nov 2, 2025
3% ZOO Where a homophone of a word in the four longest answers can be found (3) Newsday Oct 31, 2025

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