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
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DISCRETION with 9 letters
ETIQUETTE
9
EXACTNESS
9
FOREGLEAM
9
FORESIGHT
9
FORMALITY
9
FRIGIDITY
9
GALLANTRY
9
GENTILITY
9
GOOD SENSE
9
INTENTION
9
INTRICACY
9
JUDGEMENT
9
OBJECTIVE
9
PAWKINESS
9
PRECISION
9
PREVISION
9
PROVISION
9
READINESS
9
RESTRAINT
9
RETICENCE
9
RETICENCY
9
TEACHINGS
9
TREATMENT
9
WILL POWER
9
DISCRETION with 10 letters
AFFABILITY
10
CHILLINESS
10
CLEVERNESS
10
CONSTRAINT
10
DAINTINESS
10
DEPORTMENT
10
DETACHMENT
10
FOREGLANCE
10
FORESEEING
10
FREE CHOICE
10
FROSTINESS
10
HESITATION
10
HIDDENNESS
10
MODERATION
10
PERCEPTION
10
PRECAUTION
10
PREDICTION
10
PREFERENCE
10
PROVIDENCE
10
REFINEMENT
10
REFLECTION
10
REMOTENESS
10
REPRESSION
10
RESOLUTION
10
RETIREMENT
10
SECRETNESS
10
SOLICITUDE
10
SUBTERFUGE
10
WITHDRAWAL
10
DISCRETION with 11 letters
ALTERNATIVE
11
BASHFULNESS
11
CALCULATION
11
CAREFULNESS
11
COMMON SENSE
11
CONCEALMENT
11
CRYPTICNESS
11
CULTIVATION
11
DISCERNMENT
11
DISPOSITION
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DISTINCTION
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ECLECTICISM
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EDIFICATION
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EVASIVENESS
11
FOREGLIMPSE
11
FORETHOUGHT
11
FULL CONSENT
11
GUARDEDNESS
11
HEEDFULNESS
11
IMPASSIVITY
11
INCLINATION
11
LEARNEDNESS
11
MINDFULNESS
11
OPTIONALITY
11
PREPARATION
11
PROSPECTION
11
SAFETY FIRST
11
SAVOIR FAIRE
11
SUBDUEDNESS
11
SUPPRESSION
11
TACTFULNESS
11
DISCRETION with 12 letters
ANTICIPATION
12
BACKWARDNESS
12
CARTE BLANCHE
12
CAUTIOUSNESS
12
CIVILISATION
12
CLOSE SECRECY
12
COOL JUDGMENT
12
DELIBERATION
12
DISCREETNESS
12
ENVISAGEMENT
12
ENVISIONMENT
12
FREE DECISION
12
FRIENDLINESS
12
GINGERLINESS
12
GOOD JUDGMENT
12
HUGGER-MUGGER
12

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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Lacking discretion
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Social indiscretion
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Exercised (discretion)
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Discretion follower?
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Uses discretion instead of valor, maybe
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It's mostly discretion
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Discretion to choose
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Discretion is the better part of ___
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Diplomatic discretion
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___ blanche (full discretionary power)
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Exercises one's discretion
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Exercised one's discretion
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At the discretion of
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full discretionary power
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lacking or showing lack of judgment or discretion
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