DISCRETION Crossword Clue & Answer

We found 258 solutions for 'DISCRETION' with 3 to 21 letters.
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The clue "discretion" last appeared in the New York Times crossword on August 24, 2022. The correct answer for this puzzle is "TACT", a 4-letter word.

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Clue
Answer
Length
DISCRETION with 3 letters
SAY
3
WAY
3
DISCRETION with 4 letters
BLAB
4
CARE
4
HEED
4
LUST
4
MIND
4
TACT ⭐
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WILL
4
WISH
4
DISCRETION with 5 letters
FANCY
5
GRACE
5
HEDGE
5
SAY-SO
5
SAYSO
5
SENSE
5
TASTE ⭐
5
VALOR
5
DISCRETION with 6 letters
ACUMEN
6
ANIMUS
6
BEAUTY
6
CHOICE
6
DESIRE
6
FINISH
6
LIKING
6
NICETY
6
NUANCE
6
NUDITY
6
OPTION
6
POLICY
6
POLISH
6
POLITY
6
WISDOM
6
DISCRETION with 7 letters
AMENITY
7
BEARING
7
CAUTION
7
COMMAND
7
CONATUS
7
CONDUCT
7
CULTURE
7
DECORUM
7
DIGNITY
7
ECONOMY
7
EVASION
7
FINDING
7
FINESSE
7
FREEDOM
7
HEDGING
7
ICINESS
7
INSIGHT
7
MANNERS
7
MODESTY
7
PASSION
7
PREVIEW
7
RESERVE
7
SECRECY
7
THE DARK
7
TOTASTE
7
DISCRETION with 8 letters
ACCURACY
8
APPETITE
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BREEDING
8
CIVILITY
8
COLDNESS
8
CONATION
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COOLNESS
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COURTESY
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DECISION
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DELICACY
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DISTANCE
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ELEGANCE
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FINENESS
8
FORECAST
8
FREE WILL
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FREEWILL
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GUMPTION
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JUDGMENT
8
KINDNESS
8
PLEASURE
8
PROSPECT
8
PRUDENCE ⭐
8
RUNSAWAY
8
SAFENESS
8
SAGACITY
8
SUBTLETY
8
URBANITY
8
VELLEITY
8
VOLITION
8
WARINESS
8
WEIGHING
8
DISCRETION with 9 letters
ALOOFNESS
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APPETENCE
9
APPETENCY
9
ARBITRAGE
9
BEHAVIOUR
9
BLANKNESS
9
CANNINESS
9
CLOSENESS
9
DIPLOMACY
9
EDUCATION
9
ERUDITION
9

Top answers for DISCRETION crossword clue from newspapers

TACT
TASTE
PRUDENCE

Definition of discretion

  • freedom to act or judge on one's own; knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress; "the servants showed great tact and discretion"; the trait of judging wisely and objectively; "a man of discernment"

Anagrams of discretion

CRETINOIDS DIRECTIONS SORICIDENT

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Solution TACT is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution TACT is 4 letters long. We have 7 further solutions of the same word length.

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There are 258 solutions. The longest is NONCONTINGENT FREE WILL with 21 letters, and the shortest is SAY with 3 letters.

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Solutions are between 3 and 21 letters long.

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Clue Answers
Discretion in practical affairs
11
discretionary
6
Reason for parental discretion
2
DISCRETIONAL
2
Lacking discretion
1
Social indiscretion
1
Exercised (discretion)
1
Discretion follower?
1
Uses discretion instead of valor, maybe
1
It's mostly discretion
1
Discretion to choose
1
Discretion is the better part of ___
1
Diplomatic discretion
1
___ blanche (full discretionary power)
1
Exercises one's discretion
1
Exercised one's discretion
1
At the discretion of
1
full discretionary power
1
Discretion, care with words
1
lacking or showing lack of judgment or discretion
1
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