We found 95 possible answers for the crossword clue "Either half of a colon", which was last featured in Universal Crossword on March 25, 2020. The most probable answer is DOT (3 letters), matching at 99%. This ranking is based on how often this solution has appeared in published crossword puzzles for similar clues.
Answer For Either half of a colon:
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95 Other Potential Answers
Rank
Answer
Length
Source
Date
99%
DOT
Either half of a colon
(3)
Universal Crossword
Mar 25, 2020
99%
DOT
Either half of a colon
Universal Crossword · Mar 25, 2020
5%
TEN
Perfect score in diving, or half a score
(3)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Aug 10, 2026
5%
TEN
Perfect score in diving, or half a score
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 10, 2026
5%
CLAMSCASINO
App on the half shell
(11)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jun 6, 2026
5%
CLAMSCASINO
App on the half shell
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 6, 2026
5%
SIDEA
Musician's better half?
(5)
LA Times Daily Crossword
May 14, 2026
5%
SIDEA
Musician's better half?
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 14, 2026
5%
AGONY
"I am half __, half hope": "Persuasion"
(5)
LA Times Daily Crossword
May 11, 2026
5%
AGONY
"I am half __, half hope": "Persuasion"
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 11, 2026
5%
ALT
PC key on either side of the space bar
(3)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Apr 28, 2026
5%
ALT
PC key on either side of the space bar
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 28, 2026
5%
RED
Like half of Indonesia's flag
(3)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Apr 19, 2026
5%
RED
Like half of Indonesia's flag
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 19, 2026
5%
CHESSBOXER
One battling for either a mate or a knockout
(10)
Universal Crossword
Apr 1, 2026
5%
CHESSBOXER
One battling for either a mate or a knockout
Universal Crossword · Apr 1, 2026
5%
AWAY
Like half of an MLB team's games
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Feb 13, 2026
5%
AWAY
Like half of an MLB team's games
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 13, 2026
5%
BRA
Bikini half
(3)
Universal Crossword
Jan 28, 2026
5%
BRA
Bikini half
Universal Crossword · Jan 28, 2026
5%
ONELB
Roughly half a kg
(5)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jan 25, 2026
5%
ONELB
Roughly half a kg
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 25, 2026
5%
COSTARS
People who get half the credit
(7)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jan 16, 2026
5%
COSTARS
People who get half the credit
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 16, 2026
5%
EQUAL
Like six and half a dozen
(5)
Universal Crossword
Jan 14, 2026
5%
EQUAL
Like six and half a dozen
Universal Crossword · Jan 14, 2026
5%
ONE
Half and half?
(3)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Dec 26, 2025
5%
ONE
Half and half?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 26, 2025
5%
ASIANS
More than half of the world's population
(6)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Dec 19, 2025
5%
ASIANS
More than half of the world's population
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 19, 2025
5%
BACKBOARD
Support for a basket ... or what combines with either word in each starred clue's answer?
(9)
Universal Crossword
Nov 13, 2025
5%
BACKBOARD
Support for a basket ... or what combines with either word in each starred clue's answer?
Universal Crossword · Nov 13, 2025
5%
PAIROFHANDS
Person who can assist, or a hint to the word than can follow each half of 18-, 24-, 35- or 49-Across
(11)
Universal Crossword
Nov 3, 2025
5%
PAIROFHANDS
Person who can assist, or a hint to the word than can follow each half of 18-, 24-, 35- or 49-Across
Universal Crossword · Nov 3, 2025
5%
NINETY
"__ percent of the game is half mental": Yogi Berra quip about baseball
(6)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Nov 2, 2025
5%
NINETY
"__ percent of the game is half mental": Yogi Berra quip about baseball
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 2, 2025
5%
ODD
Like half the numbers on a 21-Across
(3)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Oct 3, 2025
5%
ODD
Like half the numbers on a 21-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 3, 2025
5%
EYES
Colon or semicolon, in an emoticon
(4)
Universal Crossword
Sep 29, 2025
5%
EYES
Colon or semicolon, in an emoticon
Universal Crossword · Sep 29, 2025
5%
EVE
Adam's other half
(3)
Universal Crossword
Aug 15, 2025
5%
EVE
Adam's other half
Universal Crossword · Aug 15, 2025
5%
ASIAN
Like over half the world's population
(5)
Universal Crossword
Aug 6, 2025
5%
ASIAN
Like over half the world's population
Universal Crossword · Aug 6, 2025
5%
SEMI
Prefix meaning "half"
(4)
Universal Crossword
Aug 2, 2025
5%
SEMI
Prefix meaning "half"
Universal Crossword · Aug 2, 2025
5%
TRAPEZOID
Shape that might resemble a hexagon sliced in half
(9)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jul 26, 2025
5%
TRAPEZOID
Shape that might resemble a hexagon sliced in half
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 26, 2025
5%
MOST
More than half of
(4)
Universal Crossword
Jul 8, 2025
5%
MOST
More than half of
Universal Crossword · Jul 8, 2025
5%
SALEITEM
One may be half off
(8)
Universal Crossword
Mar 28, 2025
5%
SALEITEM
One may be half off
Universal Crossword · Mar 28, 2025
5%
HEE
Laugh half
(3)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Mar 2, 2025
5%
HEE
Laugh half
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 2, 2025
5%
IKE
One half of a candy duo
(3)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Feb 6, 2025
5%
IKE
One half of a candy duo
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 6, 2025
5%
INSTANTRAMEN
Food that a visitor can make at either Cup Noodles Museum in Japan
(12)
Universal Crossword
Feb 2, 2025
5%
INSTANTRAMEN
Food that a visitor can make at either Cup Noodles Museum in Japan
Universal Crossword · Feb 2, 2025
5%
SPOUSE
Better half
(6)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jan 30, 2025
5%
SPOUSE
Better half
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 30, 2025
5%
RIPS
Tears in half, say
(4)
Universal Crossword
Jan 6, 2025
5%
RIPS
Tears in half, say
Universal Crossword · Jan 6, 2025
5%
ARE
"We cannot all succeed when half of us ___ held back" (Malala Yousafzai)
(3)
Universal Crossword
Dec 24, 2024
5%
ARE
"We cannot all succeed when half of us ___ held back" (Malala Yousafzai)
Universal Crossword · Dec 24, 2024
5%
TRIO
Sextet half
(4)
Eugene Sheffer Crossword
Nov 5, 2024
5%
TRIO
Sextet half
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Nov 5, 2024
5%
BSIDE
Record's less popular half, often
(5)
Universal Crossword
Nov 4, 2024
5%
BSIDE
Record's less popular half, often
Universal Crossword · Nov 4, 2024
5%
STAYSINVEGAS
Second half of a famous tourism slogan, and what 16-, 22-, 43-, and 51-Across literally are
(12)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Oct 14, 2024
5%
STAYSINVEGAS
Second half of a famous tourism slogan, and what 16-, 22-, 43-, and 51-Across literally are
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 14, 2024
5%
IOWANS
About half of 45-Across attendees
(6)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Sep 15, 2024
5%
IOWANS
About half of 45-Across attendees
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 15, 2024
5%
PAPAS
Half of a 1960s pop group, and what's found in half of this puzzle's long answers
(5)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Aug 25, 2024
5%
PAPAS
Half of a 1960s pop group, and what's found in half of this puzzle's long answers
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 25, 2024
5%
MALALAYOUSAFZAI
Education activist and Nobel laureate who said, "We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back"
(15)
Universal Crossword
Jun 27, 2024
5%
MALALAYOUSAFZAI
Education activist and Nobel laureate who said, "We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back"
Universal Crossword · Jun 27, 2024
5%
BISECT
Cut in half
(6)
Universal Crossword
Jun 19, 2024
5%
BISECT
Cut in half
Universal Crossword · Jun 19, 2024
5%
KNOT
Two half hitches, maybe
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
May 5, 2024
5%
KNOT
Two half hitches, maybe
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 5, 2024
5%
HEMI
Starting half?
(4)
Universal Crossword
May 5, 2024
5%
HEMI
Starting half?
Universal Crossword · May 5, 2024
5%
SIDEB
Second half of a record
(5)
Universal Crossword
Apr 20, 2024
5%
SIDEB
Second half of a record
Universal Crossword · Apr 20, 2024
5%
YANG
Light half of a Chinese circle
(4)
Premier Sunday Crossword
Apr 14, 2024
5%
YANG
Light half of a Chinese circle
Premier Sunday Crossword · Apr 14, 2024
5%
YIN
Dark half of a Chinese circle
(3)
Premier Sunday Crossword
Apr 14, 2024
5%
YIN
Dark half of a Chinese circle
Premier Sunday Crossword · Apr 14, 2024
5%
STRADDLE
Sit with one leg on either side of
(8)
Universal Crossword
Mar 3, 2024
5%
STRADDLE
Sit with one leg on either side of
Universal Crossword · Mar 3, 2024
5%
DATEANDTIME
Invitation information ... or words that can follow each half of 17-, 33- or 40-Across
(11)
Universal Crossword
Feb 23, 2024
5%
DATEANDTIME
Invitation information ... or words that can follow each half of 17-, 33- or 40-Across
Universal Crossword · Feb 23, 2024
5%
RACKOFLAMB
Crown roast half
(10)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Feb 17, 2024
5%
RACKOFLAMB
Crown roast half
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 17, 2024
5%
SKIED
Did half of a biathlon
(5)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Feb 15, 2024
5%
SKIED
Did half of a biathlon
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 15, 2024
5%
ODDS
Numbers with a colon
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Dec 13, 2023
5%
ODDS
Numbers with a colon
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 13, 2023
5%
PEDI
Second half of a spa combo
(4)
Universal Crossword
Nov 29, 2023
5%
PEDI
Second half of a spa combo
Universal Crossword · Nov 29, 2023
5%
AIRMASS
It’s on either side of a weather front
(7)
Premier Sunday Crossword
Nov 12, 2023
5%
AIRMASS
It’s on either side of a weather front
Premier Sunday Crossword · Nov 12, 2023
5%
ASIA
Home to more than half of the world's population
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Nov 9, 2023
5%
ASIA
Home to more than half of the world's population
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 9, 2023
1%
ANTS
Insects in a colony
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jul 26, 2026
1%
ANTS
Insects in a colony
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 26, 2026
1%
NOR
Neither partner
(3)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jul 21, 2026
1%
NOR
Neither partner
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 21, 2026
1%
WINESAP
Apple cultivar that dates to American colonial times
(7)
LA Times Daily Crossword
May 16, 2026
1%
WINESAP
Apple cultivar that dates to American colonial times
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 16, 2026
1%
DECAY
Get on with one's half-life?
(5)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Apr 25, 2026
1%
DECAY
Get on with one's half-life?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 25, 2026
1%
TAOS
Art colony in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains
(4)
Universal Crossword
Apr 12, 2026
1%
TAOS
Art colony in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains
Universal Crossword · Apr 12, 2026
1%
FAUN
Half-human, half-goat creature
(4)
Universal Crossword
Mar 14, 2026
1%
FAUN
Half-human, half-goat creature
Universal Crossword · Mar 14, 2026
1%
ACADIA
French colony that some Louisianans trace ancestry to
(6)
Universal Crossword
Feb 12, 2026
1%
ACADIA
French colony that some Louisianans trace ancestry to
Universal Crossword · Feb 12, 2026
1%
PENAL
___ colony
(5)
Universal Crossword
Jan 29, 2026
1%
PENAL
___ colony
Universal Crossword · Jan 29, 2026
1%
THIRDSPACE
Gathering place that's neither work nor home, or an apt description of 36-Across in the series that includes 17-, 24-, and 46-Across
(10)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jan 8, 2026
1%
THIRDSPACE
Gathering place that's neither work nor home, or an apt description of 36-Across in the series that includes 17-, 24-, and 46-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 8, 2026
1%
IND
Neither Rep. nor Dem.
(3)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Nov 9, 2025
1%
IND
Neither Rep. nor Dem.
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 9, 2025
1%
ANT
Leafcutter __: insect whose colony grows a fungus garden
(3)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Oct 10, 2025
1%
ANT
Leafcutter __: insect whose colony grows a fungus garden
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 10, 2025
1%
PILGRIM
Plymouth colonist
(7)
Universal Crossword
Sep 23, 2025
1%
PILGRIM
Plymouth colonist
Universal Crossword · Sep 23, 2025
1%
ROSE
Neither red nor white
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Sep 12, 2025
1%
ROSE
Neither red nor white
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 12, 2025
1%
REEF
Coral colony
(4)
Universal Crossword
Aug 13, 2025
1%
REEF
Coral colony
Universal Crossword · Aug 13, 2025
1%
ELI
With 31-Down, Civil War colonel who founded a pharmaceutical giant
(3)
Universal Crossword
Aug 11, 2025
1%
ELI
With 31-Down, Civil War colonel who founded a pharmaceutical giant
Universal Crossword · Aug 11, 2025
1%
REEFS
Coral colonies
(5)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jul 9, 2025
1%
REEFS
Coral colonies
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 9, 2025
1%
PHONEITIN
Do a job half-heartedly
(9)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jul 7, 2025
1%
PHONEITIN
Do a job half-heartedly
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 7, 2025
1%
PERGOLA
Shaded colonnade
(7)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Mar 8, 2025
1%
PERGOLA
Shaded colonnade
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 8, 2025
1%
LETSCOMPROMISE
"I'll meet you halfway"
(14)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Feb 1, 2025
1%
LETSCOMPROMISE
"I'll meet you halfway"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 1, 2025
1%
BOTH
Neither's opposite
(4)
Universal Crossword
Jan 21, 2025
1%
BOTH
Neither's opposite
Universal Crossword · Jan 21, 2025
1%
ANIMAL
Neither vegetable nor mineral
(6)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jan 13, 2025
1%
ANIMAL
Neither vegetable nor mineral
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 13, 2025
1%
NORI
Kin of “me neither”
(4)
Premier Sunday Crossword
Jan 12, 2025
1%
NORI
Kin of “me neither”
Premier Sunday Crossword · Jan 12, 2025
1%
ONBEAT
Neither early nor late
(6)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Dec 21, 2024
1%
ONBEAT
Neither early nor late
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 21, 2024
1%
INBETWEEN
At neither extreme
(9)
Eugene Sheffer Crossword
Dec 19, 2024
1%
INBETWEEN
At neither extreme
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Dec 19, 2024
1%
BEIGEFLAGS
Romantic partner's quirks that are neither attractive nor off-putting
(10)
Universal Crossword
Dec 14, 2024
1%
BEIGEFLAGS
Romantic partner's quirks that are neither attractive nor off-putting
Universal Crossword · Dec 14, 2024
1%
GEN
Mil. rank above colonel
(3)
Universal Crossword
Oct 22, 2024
1%
GEN
Mil. rank above colonel
Universal Crossword · Oct 22, 2024
1%
GLOOMYGUS
*Glass-half-empty sort (... letters 7-5)
(9)
Universal Crossword
Oct 18, 2024
1%
GLOOMYGUS
*Glass-half-empty sort (... letters 7-5)
Universal Crossword · Oct 18, 2024
1%
SAHIB
“Sir,” in colonial India
(5)
Premier Sunday Crossword
Oct 6, 2024
1%
SAHIB
“Sir,” in colonial India
Premier Sunday Crossword · Oct 6, 2024
1%
MASC
Neither fem. nor neut.
(4)
Universal Crossword
Sep 9, 2024
1%
MASC
Neither fem. nor neut.
Universal Crossword · Sep 9, 2024
1%
STRAIGHTANGLE
It’s neither acute nor obtuse, in math
(13)
Premier Sunday Crossword
Sep 8, 2024
1%
STRAIGHTANGLE
It’s neither acute nor obtuse, in math
Premier Sunday Crossword · Sep 8, 2024
1%
JFK
Prez on the half-dollar
(3)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Sep 8, 2024
1%
JFK
Prez on the half-dollar
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 8, 2024
1%
RUNONSENTENCE
Grammatical flaw that may be fixed with a semicolon
(13)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Sep 2, 2024
1%
RUNONSENTENCE
Grammatical flaw that may be fixed with a semicolon
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 2, 2024
1%
CORAL
Undersea colony creator
(5)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Aug 4, 2024
1%
CORAL
Undersea colony creator
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 4, 2024
1%
ATCOST
For neither profit nor loss
(6)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jun 26, 2024
1%
ATCOST
For neither profit nor loss
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 26, 2024
1%
LET
Service that's neither good nor bad?
(3)
LA Times Daily Crossword
May 26, 2024
1%
LET
Service that's neither good nor bad?
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 26, 2024
1%
WARRENPEACE
Serenity in a rabbit colony?
(11)
Premier Sunday Crossword
May 12, 2024
1%
WARRENPEACE
Serenity in a rabbit colony?
Premier Sunday Crossword · May 12, 2024
1%
MEET
"__ me halfway"
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Apr 29, 2024
1%
MEET
"__ me halfway"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 29, 2024
1%
GEESE
"The Twelve Days of Christmas" half-dozen
(5)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Apr 10, 2024
1%
GEESE
"The Twelve Days of Christmas" half-dozen
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 10, 2024
1%
AGILE
Like neither Jack nor Jill, apparently
(5)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Mar 7, 2024
1%
AGILE
Like neither Jack nor Jill, apparently
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 7, 2024
1%
WACO
City halfway between Dallas and Austin
(4)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Feb 13, 2024
1%
WACO
City halfway between Dallas and Austin
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 13, 2024
1%
ORANGESLICE
Part of a halftime snack for many a soccer player
(11)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Jan 20, 2024
1%
ORANGESLICE
Part of a halftime snack for many a soccer player
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 20, 2024
1%
BRIGADES
Units led by colonels
(8)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Dec 26, 2023
1%
BRIGADES
Units led by colonels
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 26, 2023
1%
NORAMI
"Me neither"
(6)
LA Times Daily Crossword
Nov 23, 2023
1%
NORAMI
"Me neither"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 23, 2023
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many possible solutions does "Either half of a colon" have?
We found 1 exact solution and 95 total potential answers including similar clues. The most likely answer is DOT (3 letters).
What is the best answer for "Either half of a colon"?
The best answer for "Either half of a colon" is DOT with 3 letters.
This answer has a 99% confidence rating based on our database of crossword solutions.
Where has "Either half of a colon" been used as a crossword clue?
This clue has appeared 1 time in our database.
It has been featured in Universal Crossword.
It was last seen in the Universal Crossword on March 25, 2020.