GIST Crossword Clue & Answer

We found 176 solutions for 'GIST' with 3 to 22 letters.
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The clue "gist" last appeared in the The Sun crossword on January 29, 2026. The correct answer for this puzzle is "NUB", a 3-letter word.

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Clue
Answer
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GIST with 9 letters
POSTULATE
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PRINCIPLE
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REAL ISSUE
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REFERENCE
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RELEVANCE
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SUBSTANCE
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SUMMATION
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UNDERTONE
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GIST with 10 letters
BETTER PART
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CHIEF THING
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DENOTATION
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DISTILLATE
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GENERALITY
10
GREAT POINT
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HYPOSTASIS
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PERTINENCE
10
RUN THROUGH
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RUN-THROUGH
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SINE QUA NON
10
GIST with 11 letters
CONNOTATION
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CONSEQUENCE
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CORNERSTONE
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FUNDAMENTAL
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GENERAL IDEA
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IMPLICATION
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LIVING ISSUE
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NITTY-GRITTY
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REAL MEANING
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GIST with 12 letters
DISTILLATION
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FUNDAMENTALS
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INNER ESSENCE
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MATTER IN HAND
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NUTS AND BOLTS
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POINT AT ISSUE
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QUINTESSENCE
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SALIENT POINT
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SIGNIFICANCE
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SIGNIFICATUM
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TURNING POINT
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GIST with 13 letters
BUILDING BLOCK
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CARDINAL POINT
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CRITICAL POINT
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MATERIAL POINT
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NAME OF THE GAME
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SEMANTIC FIELD
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SIGNIFICATION
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SPAN OF MEANING
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SUBJECT MATTER
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THE BOTTOM LINE
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GIST with 14 letters
ESSENTIAL POINT
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IMPORTANT THING
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LEXICAL MEANING
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LITERAL MEANING
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RANGE OF MEANING
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RECAPITULATION
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THE NITTY-GRITTY
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GIST with 15 letters
CRUXOFTHEMATTER
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ESSENTIAL MATTER
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FOCUS OF INTEREST
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HEARTOFTHEISSUE
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POINT IN QUESTION
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ROOTOFTHEMATTER
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SEMANTIC CLUSTER
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SUM AND SUBSTANCE
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SUMANDSUBSTANCE
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SYMBOLIC MEANING
15
GIST with 16 letters
AFFECTIVE MEANING
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FOCUS OF ATTENTION
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SUBJECT OF THOUGHT
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SUBSTANTIVE POINT
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UNADORNED MEANING
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GIST with 17 letters
STRUCTURAL MEANING
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GIST with 18 letters
GRAMMATICAL MEANING
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TRANSFERRED MEANING
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GIST with 20 letters
PRACTICAL CONSEQUENCE
20
GIST with 22 letters
TOTALITY OF ASSOCIATIONS
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Top answers for GIST crossword clue from newspapers

NUB
TENOR
ESSENCE
IDEA
MAINIDEA
POINT
MEAT
KERNEL
CORE
MEANING
Mainidea

Definitions of gist

  • the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
  • the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

Anagrams of gist

GITS STIG TIGS

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What is the best solution to the riddle GIST?

Solution NUB is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution NUB is 3 letters long. We have 3 further solutions of the same word length.

How many solutions are there for the crossword clue "GIST"?

There are 176 solutions. The longest is TOTALITY OF ASSOCIATIONS with 22 letters, and the shortest is HUB with 3 letters.

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Solutions are between 3 and 22 letters long.

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‘GIST’ isn’t just a clue – it’s also a popular crossword answer! Check out these clues where ‘GIST’ is the solution:
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Pith, essence (4)
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General meaning (4)
Central idea (4)
Main points (4)
Real point or substance (4)
Essential part (4)
Core meaning (4)
General sense (4)
Basic point (4)
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