Hint crossword clue 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 and 11 letters

We’ve reviewed crosswords where “Hint” was used, and these answers reflect what solvers entered successfully. They’ve all been paired with the clue type you’re currently tackling.

Suggested Answers:

Synonyms and Definitions

NUANCE

• Synonyms: nicety, refinement, shade, subtlety
• Definition: a slight variation in understanding, viewpoint, or disposition

CLUE

• Synonyms: clew, cue
• Definition: a subtle hint

NOTE

• Synonyms: annotation, bank bill, bank note, bankers bill, banknote, bill, billet, distinction, eminence, federal reserve note, government note, greenback, line, mark, mention, musical note, notation, note of hand, notice, observe, preeminence, promissory note, remark, short letter, take down, take note, tone
• Definition: a short written documentation

TINGE

• Synonyms: color, colour, distort, jot, mite, pinch, soupcon, speck, tinct, tint, touch, undertone
• Definition: a small yet noticeable quantity

IMPLY

• Synonyms: connote, entail, incriminate, inculpate, involve, mean
• Definition: Convey or articulate in a not straightforward manner.

INKLING

• Synonyms: glimmer, glimmering, intimation
• Definition: a subtle hint or unclear comprehension

INTIMATE

• Synonyms: adumbrate, confidant, cozy, familiar, informal, inner, insinuate, internal, knowledgeable, sexual, suggest, versed
• Definition: a person in whom private affairs are entrusted

CLUES

• Definition: a minor hint

POINTER

• Synonyms: arrow, cursor, spanish pointer
• Definition: a sign used to show a direction or relationship

OVERTONE

• Synonyms: partial, partial tone
• Definition: (typically in plural form) a hidden or underlying significance or attribute

TRACE

• Synonyms: decipher, delineate, describe, draw, follow, ghost, hound, hunt, retrace, shadow, suggestion, tincture, tracing, vestige
• Definition: an amount that is barely noticeable

IMPLICATION

• Synonyms: conditional relation, deduction, entailment, import, logical implication, significance
• Definition: something that is concluded, derived, or suggested

SUGGESTION

• Synonyms: hypnotism, mesmerism, proffer, prompting, proposition, trace
• Definition: a proposed concept

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• TRACE also appears as an answer in Tiny amount crossword clue 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 letters.