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% HERESTHETHING Words that may precede an explanation (13) USA Today Oct 22, 2025
3% MONTE It can precede Carlo or Cassino (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 21, 2025
3% WORKOUTINTHEEND Have a satisfactory conclusion, and a feature of each starred answer (15) Wall Street Journal Oct 18, 2025
3% RYE It can precede bread, grass and whisky (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 14, 2025
3% YOUDOYOU Encouragement of individuality ... or a hint to a letter, a word and another letter within each starred clue's answer (8) Universal Oct 13, 2025
3% MESSYBUNS Casual updos, or what can be found in the answers to the starred clues? (9) LA Times Daily Oct 9, 2025

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